The government’s national anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept messages sent on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, attorney-general markdreyfusQCMP has confirmed, while clarifying union officials will not be immune. AusPol
The government’s national anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept messages sent on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, the attorney-general has confirmed, while clarifying union officials will not be immune and political donors will not be targeted.
He said the establishment of the “powerful and transparent” commission would not be partisan and was “not an exercise in political payback [or] a way to go after political opponents”.Lobby groups who donated money to political parties with the aim of influencing government decisions would not be the target of the commission, he said.
“Union officials are not excluded,” Dreyfus said. “Any third party who was seeking to adversely affect public decision-making in a corrupt way is going to be the subject of investigation by this commission.”
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