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Brazil high court overturns WhatsApp ban

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court overturned a lower court's order banning WhatsApp, citing the importance of the popular messaging and calling service to free expression in the county.The decision marks the third time the Facebook-owned app has been banned, then permitted, in Brazil within a year, as WhatsApp and the country's courts wrangle over access to customer data for law enforcement purposes.WhatsApp generally uses end-to-end encryption, potentially making it difficult, if not impossible, for the company to access data sent through the app.

Brazil Allows WhatsApp Back Online

WhatsApp messenger is now back online in Brazil following a temporary suspension ordered by a judge.Supreme Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski overturned a ruling by lower court judge Daniela Barbosa that WhatsApp should be taken offline.Barbosa handed down the order after WhatsApp refused to provide information as part of a criminal investigation, according to the BBC.

WhatsApp blocked yet again in Brazil after legal dispute

WhatsApp blocked yet again in Brazil after legal disputeRIO DE JANEIRO -- The hugely popular WhatsApp smartphone messaging service was briefly blocked by a Brazilian court Tuesday for the third time in less than a year after failing to surrender user data to police.The latest drama ended after the Supreme Court president, Ricardo Lewandowski, accepted an appeal against a lower court order that shut down the service nearly four hours earlier."The suspension of service apparently violates the fundamental precept of freedom of expression and communication," the Supreme Court said, adding that Lewandowski found that the lower court judge's decision seemed "not very reasonable and not very proportional."

Brazil block on WhatsApp lifted

Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned a block on the WhatsApp messaging service ordered by a judge.(AAP)A block on the WhatsApp messaging service ordered by a Brazilian judge has been lifted by the country's Supreme Court.A Brazilian judge briefly blocked Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service for failing to co-operate in a criminal investigation, before the nation's top court overturned the measure in the third such incident since December.

Brazil Supreme Court Overturns Judge's Ruling Blocking WhatsApp

The magistrate also had imposed a fine of about US$15,150 on Facebook for each day that it delays turning over the requested information.The Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a judge's ruling ordering the open-ended nationwide shutdown of the Facebook-owned WhatsApp instant messaging service, arguing that the move violated freedom of expression and communication.RELATED:Brazil Judge Orders Phone Carriers to Block WhatsApp IndefinitelyThe high court's decision, which immediately canceled the prior ruling earlier on Tuesday, was handed down by Chief Justice Ricardo Lewandowski after a motion was presented by the Socialist Popular Party, or PPS.