Tech firms in Australia say their products could be seen as less secure Jason Reed/Reuters
POLITICIANS around the world are calling for so-called back doors to let them read messages on encrypted chat apps. But the surprising fall-out from Australia’s sweeping new encryption regulations reveals that such breaches of privacy can have unexpected consequences.
During her time as UK prime minister, Theresa May repeatedly called for tech companies to provide her government with ways to access encrypted messages, believing that terrorists were using them to communicate.
This sentiment hasn’t gone away. In late July, the UK’s new home secretary Priti…
