A Reuters story today says the US tried to get a warrant for data on Messenger that law enforcement could not recover on its on. The warrant was denied by the U.S. District Court in Fresno, California. Apparently, they only needed 3 messages, having recovered all the others on their own. The target was MS-13, the well-known criminal gang which operates in the US, Mexico and several other Latin American countries.
"Telecommunications companies are required to give police access to calls under federal law, but many apps that rely solely on internet infrastructure are exempt. Facebook contended Messenger was covered by that exemption.
The public court filings showed the government was intercepting all ordinary phone calls and Messenger texts between the accused gang members."
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