Australia poised to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data

Australia's parliament is poised on Thursday to pass laws requiring tech firms such as Alphabet Inc's Google , Facebook and Apple to give police access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities. [Source]

Origin: reuters.com

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