#encrypted messaging

Australia's startup industry is fighting what it says are troubling aspects of the federal government's encryption bill.

The founder of a currency exchange in Canada who unexpectedly died last December appears to have taken the company's access to its encrypted funds with him. 

A woman who ended text conversations with her estranged husband with a kiss wasn't being "flirtatious", a family court judge has ruled.

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Apple may pull out of the local market, the Aussie tech industry could be crippled and hackers could crack previously unbreakable codes under "outrageous" encryption legislation the government wants to ram through parliament.

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New national security laws dealing with encrypted communications are likely to pass parliament by the end of the week.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has accused Labor of siding with terrorists over encryption legislation.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is ramping up support for legislation that would allow the government to read encrypted messages, following a foiled terrorist plot in Melbourne.

"The legislation is very specifically saying it's not a back door, while simultaneously ensuring they install multiple side doors and windows."