Facebook turns over mother and daughter’s chat history to police resulting in abortion charges

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Facebook turns over mother and daughter’s chat history to police resulting in abortion charges
theverge.com

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A 17-year-old from Nebraska and her mother are facing criminal charges including performing an illegal abortion and concealing a dead body after police obtained the pair’s private chat history from Facebook, court documents published by Motherboard show.

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How do communication apps get away with E2E in the US then? Is there a backdoor that allow for companies to comply or does law enforcement seek alternative means of obtaining the information?

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