FBI Can Collect WhatsApp Metadata in 15 Minutes: Document

FBI Can Collect WhatsApp Metadata in 15 Minutes: Document
A smartphone displaying the Whatsapp logo on Nov. 10, 2021. YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images
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The FBI has the ability to see some of the contents of iMessage and collect metadata from WhatsApp in as little as 15 minutes, according to a recently published internal bureau document.

First published in November by nonprofit organization Property of the People following a Freedom of Information Act request, the document contains an infographic showing the FBI’s ability to lawfully access secure messaging app content and metadata.