More than 250 alleged criminal figures were charged in Australia after an international sting by the AFP and FBI involving an encrypted app. This is why not one arrest was made on American soil.
Users of an encrypted app in the United States had their messages protected from a global police sting that brought down hundreds of alleged Australian criminals, a US court document reveals.More than 4,000 law enforcement officers were involved in Operation Ironside in AustraliaExperts say Australia's involvement highlights weak privacy and human rights laws
In Australia 251 alleged offenders were charged after raids across the country seized $45 million in assets and cash and almost 4 tonnes of drugs. "It illustrates that Australia is an outlier in terms of protections for human rights and civil liberties," she said. NSW Council of Civil Liberties Pauline Wright says Australia is an outlier when it comes to protections for human rights and privacy.
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