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Australia to seek greater powers on encrypted messaging at 'Five eyes' meeting

Published 2017-06-24, 11:54 p/m
Updated 2017-06-25, 12:00 a/m
© Reuters.  Australia to seek greater powers on encrypted messaging at 'Five eyes' meeting

© Reuters. Australia to seek greater powers on encrypted messaging at 'Five eyes' meeting

SYDNEY, June 25 (Reuters) - Australia said on Sunday it will push for greater powers to tackle the use of encrypted messaging services used by terrorists and criminals at an upcoming meeting of ministers from the "Five Eyes" intelligence network.

The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, will meet in the Canadian city of Ottawa next week, where they will discuss tactics to combat terrorism and border protection, two senior Australian ministers said.

Australia has made it clear it wants tech companies to do much more to give intelligence and law enforcement agencies access to encrypted communications.

"I will raise the need to address ongoing challenges posed by terrorists and criminals using encryption," Australian Attorney General Senator Brandis said in a joint statement.

"These discussions will focus on the need to cooperate with service providers to ensure reasonable assistance is provided to law enforcement and security agencies."

Tech firms such as Apple AAPL.O and Facebook FB.O , which owns encrypted messaging service Whatsapp, have been criticized in the United Kingdom and United States for not doing enough to crackdown on so-called dark spaces where extremists can communicate. involvement in thwarting the encryption of terrorist messaging will be a priority for Australia at the gathering, Senator Brandis said.

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