Operation Clemenza
How Canadian cops keep their most powerful cellphone-tracking technology a secret from the courts
Cellphone surveillance technology has been a closely guarded secret in Canadian law enforcement. But it doesn’t always work, and that can make it hard to defend yourself in court.
Exclusive: Canadian Police Obtained BlackBerry’s Global Decryption Key
As part of a 2010 investigation into a Montreal crime family, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted and decrypted one million BlackBerry messages. A Quebec judge wanted to know how.
Exclusive: Canadian Police Obtained BlackBerry’s Global Decryption Key
In a Montreal mob investigation, Canadian police sought, and obtained, the key that encrypts all consumer-grade BlackBerrys.
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