CBC·4 min read·medium
Organized crime is using encrypted messaging apps to enlist youth. This spells trouble for police
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Canadian police are struggling to combat organized crime groups that use encrypted messaging apps to recruit youth for criminal activities. Law enforcement officials are advocating for new legislation to gain better access to digital communications, while critics argue such measures overreach.
Investigators say encrypted messaging apps are being used to recruit young people in the region and enlist them for criminal enterprises, which have also involved incidents at Jewish schools , synagogues and GFL Environmental waste management facilities in the Greater Toronto Area.
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