The Sydney Morning Herald | Police, spies gain powers to access encrypted messages after political deal struck The Sydney Morning Herald Police and spy agencies will soon be able to press technology firms to help them access suspected terrorists' and criminals' encrypted messages on platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram after the Morrison government struck a last-minute deal with ... Federal Coalition, Labor strike deal allowing authorities greater access to encrypted messages In-principle encryption deal done as Labor, Coalition reach agreement Deal struck on encryption bill |