Apple could pass your iMessage data to the coppers
 

It is storing your data after all

Despite promises that iMessage conversations are safe, it appears that there is a method that they could up in the hands of the spooks and law enforcement.

According to the Intercept iMessages leave behind a log of which phone numbers you are poised to contact and Apple will share this with law enforcement when compelled by court order.

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