Brazilian judge orders another WhatsApp block over message encryption
(Image: CNET/CBS Interactive)Third time lucky?A Brazilian judge has ordered the country's leading cell carriers to block access to WhatsApp for failing to comply with an order to turn over end-to-end encrypted messages.Reuters reports that Judge Daniela Barbosa Assunção de Souza said the order, thought to affect about 100 million users in the country, will only be lifted once Facebook, which owns the service, turns over messages in a confidential court case.
Brazilian judge orders indefinite WhatsApp blackout
A Brazilian judge has ordered an indefinite blackout of the WhatsApp messaging service, following months of legal efforts by the country's law enforcement agencies.First reported by O Globo, the order comes after temporary blackouts issued in December and May, both of which were overturned by higher courts in a matter of days.The order is valid for the entire nation of Brazil.
WhatsApp Brazil: judge blocks app again as row escalates
Image copyright AFP Image caption A huge proportion of Brazil's online population use WhatsApp - partly because making mobile calls is expensiveA judge in Brazil has blocked nationwide access to WhatsApp indefinitely, blocking the messaging app for the third time in two years.The move comes after Whatsapp failed to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.WhatsApp also faces fines of 50,000 reais (£11,700; $15,300) per day until it complies with the judicial order.
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