My understanding is that British intelligence intercepted the private chat:
> "The message he sent to friends, before boarding the plane, went on to be picked up by UK security services."
> In the judge's resolution, cited by the Europa Press news agency, it was said that the message, "for unknown reasons, was captured by the security mechanisms of England when the plane was flying over French airspace".
> A spokesperson for Snapchat said the social media platform would not "comment on what's happened in this individual case".
This is similar to what I've read in other media.
If anything, by bringing this to trial they advertised to the world that this has been happening. Can't eat your cake and have it, too.
> "The message he sent to friends, before boarding the plane, went on to be picked up by UK security services."
> In the judge's resolution, cited by the Europa Press news agency, it was said that the message, "for unknown reasons, was captured by the security mechanisms of England when the plane was flying over French airspace".
> A spokesperson for Snapchat said the social media platform would not "comment on what's happened in this individual case".
This is similar to what I've read in other media.
If anything, by bringing this to trial they advertised to the world that this has been happening. Can't eat your cake and have it, too.