Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
Hundreds of alleged organized crime figures have been arrested around the world after using an encrypted messaging app that was secretly controlled by the FBI and Australian intelligence services, The Guardian reports.
The app allowed the agencies to look through millions of messages and has directly led to the arrest of suspects in Australia, Asia, South America, and the Middle East.
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