Act giving AFP powers to monitor An0m devices did not become law until after FBI operation began

Police say they used ‘appropriate legislative powers’ during Operation Ironside but a lawyer representing people charged says legal concerns remainThe Australian federal police have clarified the legal basis for a wide-ranging operation that ensnared hundreds of people using compromised encrypted devices developed by an FBI informant.The An0m devices were released in October 2018 by a convicted narcotics importer who was working for the FBI. Continue reading...