NSW Police Banned From Using Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal

Encrypted messaging apps will no longer work on NSW Police work phones.
NSW Police Banned From Using Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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New South Wales (NSW) Police officers will find encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal, along with more obscure ones like Wickr, Wire, and LINE, will no longer operate on their work-issued phones from today, after new security software was uploaded.

It will also stop any encrypted messaging apps being downloaded in future. Around 17,000 officers have also been ordered to remove all communication software from their official phones.

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