Act giving AFP powers to monitor An0m devices did not become law until after FBI operation began
by Nino Bucci from on (#5JXFY)
Police say they used appropriate legislative powers' during Operation Ironside but a lawyer representing people charged says legal concerns remain
The 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.
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