Australia’s encryption-busting laws have been used against terrorism for the first time, with federal police forcing a tech company to provide technical assistance for an investigation.
The first use comes seven years after the then-Coalition government used the spectre of a terrorist attack to justify rushing the legislation through parliament, despite bitter opposition from the tech sector.
The Assistance and Access Act, which was passed in 2018, gives law enforcement …
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