Something about this doesn’t add up for me.<p>Article states that “…. the message triggered alarm bells after being picked up via Gatwick's Wi-Fi network”.<p>This doesn’t make sense. Snapchat doesn’t use E2E encryption for chats, but they do use TLS. So unless they got him to install a root CA onto his device (which I also don’t think would make a difference due to SSL pinning) I don’t believe this to be true.<p>Feels to me like he was either already being monitored by UK security services via a compromised device / the cooperation of Snapchat, or someone reported him.<p>Also, was this a bad idea and a tasteless joke, yes. But if all he did was send a bad joke to a private group of friends, I feel this is an overreaction and proof as to why we need E2E encryption widely.
An airport is not a good location for such a statement. But I'm curious about the context of the conversation in which this statement was posted and how that played a role in judging this situation. How do they seperate satirical statements from true threats?<p>In this case, the fine should be directed at the agent who made this call.