US Drug Enforcement Agency requested WhatsApp to track users based in Mainland China and Macau – Media


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US federal agencies have demanded messaging app WhatsApp to track users based in Mainland China and Macau as part of investigations into opioids shipping , Forbes reported. According to the US publication, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Agency ( DEA ) have demanded for the Facebook-owned messaging company track seven users based in the mainland and Macau in November 2021, based on a just-unsealed government surveillance application. The publication indicated the DEA was seeking to carry out surveillance on Chinese individuals and entities shipping opioids on the Web and over encrypted apps The DEA was said to not know the...