"Police will be hacking WhatsApp" sounds much flashier than "they're developing for malware". There is no cracking of encrypted messages going on. This is about creating and distributing targeted malware to install on (unsuspecting) suspects' devices in order to capture decrypted messages on the end device.
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The headline and the rt.com article are a bit misleading, German speakers should rather read the original source: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/geheimes-dokument-das-bka-will-...
"Police will be hacking WhatsApp" sounds much flashier than "they're developing for malware". There is no cracking of encrypted messages going on. This is about creating and distributing targeted malware to install on (unsuspecting) suspects' devices in order to capture decrypted messages on the end device.
It should really say 'will be allowed to'.