On: Police tracked terror suspect, phone went dark after Facebook/WhatsApp warning

[josteink]

Eh. The police used spyware which relied on a vulnerability in WhatsApp. And then the vulnerability got fixed.

Am I supposed to feel sorry for the police now? Should we not fix security issues because law-enforcement may be relying on them?

[dsfyu404ed → josteink]

>Am I supposed to feel sorry for the police now? Should we not fix security issues because law-enforcement may be relying on them?

Well according to law enforcement you're supposed to be in favor of anything that makes their job easier and removes them from accountability regardless of trade-offs. So yes, at least if you ask them.