The jailing last week of Facebook Regional Vice President Diego Dzoda in Brazil may have been the tip of an iceberg. Frustrated police made the arrest after Facebook failed to produce WhatsApp messages connected to a drug trafficking case. The incident is one of a growing heap of examples that highlight the difficulties law enforcement agencies face when trying to collect evidence in a digital world without borders. In international cases involving digital data, it’s not uncommon for national laws to be at loggerheads.
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Facebook Exec’s Brazilian Misadventure Signals Bigger Problem
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 10, 2016 07:00 AMThe jailing last week of Facebook Regional Vice President Diego Dzoda in Brazil may have been the tip of an iceberg. Frustrated police made the arrest after Facebook failed to produce WhatsApp messages connected to a drug trafficking case. The incident is one of a growing heap of examples that highlight the difficulties law enforcement agencies face when trying to collect evidence in a digital world without borders. In international cases involving digital data, it’s not uncommon for national laws to be at loggerheads.