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French wiretap watchdog keeps close eye on services' 'hacking'

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Signal and Telegram are apps which allow users to communicate securely via encrypted messaging. Photo taken in Paris, in January 2021.
Signal and Telegram are apps which allow users to communicate securely via encrypted messaging. Photo taken in Paris, in January 2021. © Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP

The programme requested by France's National Oversight Commission for Intelligence-Gathering Techniques to centralise data obtained from hacked computers and mobiles is well under way. The intrusive technique enabling services to access encrypted messaging services has seen a sharp increase in use.

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