Encrypted Chat App ‘Session’ Leaves Australia After Visit From Police (www.404media.co)

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[-] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

Linton said that last year the Australian Federal Police (AFP) visited a Session employee at their home in the country. “There was no warrant used or meeting organised, they just went into their apartment complex and knocked on their front door,” Linton said. The AFP asked about the Session app and company

But why

[-] femtech@midwest.social 24 points 1 month ago

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/australia-threatens-to-force-companies-to-break-encryption.html

[-] CTDummy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Worth pointing out our feds recently dismantled a criminal syndicate centred around an encrypted comms app. Stuff like that is on their radar and has been for a minute for imo, pretty obvious reasons.

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