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07-14-2017, 02:23 PM
Australia wants to defy math and break into encrypted messaging apps
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The jig is up for encrypted messaging, in the eyes of the Australian government.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull an**unced Friday morning the government will bring in new laws to force tech companies to hand over data protected by encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.
SEE ALSO: Why newspapers want to band together to take on Facebook and Google (http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/newspapers-congress-antitrust-pass/)
It's in light of increased use of encryption in cases related to terrorism, ***** trafficking, and paedophilia rings. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said 65 percent of serious investigations **w involve some sort of encryption. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/14/australian-government-encrypted-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The jig is up for encrypted messaging, in the eyes of the Australian government.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull an**unced Friday morning the government will bring in new laws to force tech companies to hand over data protected by encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.
SEE ALSO: Why newspapers want to band together to take on Facebook and Google (http://mashable.com/2017/07/10/newspapers-congress-antitrust-pass/)
It's in light of increased use of encryption in cases related to terrorism, ***** trafficking, and paedophilia rings. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said 65 percent of serious investigations **w involve some sort of encryption. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/14/australian-government-encrypted-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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