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Old 10-05-2011, 09:05 AM   #20
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Default Re: Can deleted BBM messages be tracked by the COPS?

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Originally Posted by JSanders View Post
By BBM? In otherwords, simply by having a BBM convo with them?
Well, I guess I shouldn't say "you", but law enforcement can. A BBM message is comprised of packets, which can be sniffed out and decrypted by the three-letter agencies, and the messages can also be requested from RIM with a warrant.

Tracking a person's movement doesn't even require them to send a message though because as soon as the device attaches to a mobile network it can be triangulated by both the cellular signal as well as the IP address that the device receives. Sending messages just makes the IP triangulation easier.
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