Then congratulations are in order for the police, who did their jobs, and for Facebook, who secured their system.
Less flippantly, here’s the buried follow-up:
> “WhatsApp killed the operation,” the official said. The terror suspect is still under traditional surveillance. But human resources are spread thin, the official said, especially around the winter holidays, which in Europe extend into early January and are a time when terrorists have staged attacks on the continent. “He’s not the only suspect we have to follow.”
This clearly indicates that the police have alternative means of tackling the issue. This means that privacy can be protected — at a cost. Note that no one mentions this in the article. The dichotomy presented is “snooping or TERRORISM”, not “snooping or increased resources for police to track their terror suspects”.
Less flippantly, here’s the buried follow-up:
> “WhatsApp killed the operation,” the official said. The terror suspect is still under traditional surveillance. But human resources are spread thin, the official said, especially around the winter holidays, which in Europe extend into early January and are a time when terrorists have staged attacks on the continent. “He’s not the only suspect we have to follow.”
This clearly indicates that the police have alternative means of tackling the issue. This means that privacy can be protected — at a cost. Note that no one mentions this in the article. The dichotomy presented is “snooping or TERRORISM”, not “snooping or increased resources for police to track their terror suspects”.