The Gold Coast Bulletin

Google spies for Feds

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GLOBAL tech giants including Apple and Google will be forced to hand over GPS data from mobile phones to help police track and catch terrorists and paedophile­s.

Australia’s spy and law enforcemen­t agencies will also be given powers to compel tech companies to reveal what phone apps criminals are using, and to allow them to read private messages on internet-based games such as Fortnite and Minecraft.

Companies that fail to comply could be slapped with fines of up to $10 million.

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