Toshihiro Kawaide

University of Tokyo professor; chaired NPA expert panel

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Japan cabinet approves bill allowing police to remotely access crime ring phones

Led development of the September recommendations

Japan's Cabinet approved a bill Friday that would let police remotely reach into smartphones used by 'tokuryu' — the anonymous, loosely organized crime groups behind a wave of robberies and phone scams. The problem the bill answers: leaders direct crimes through encrypted apps like Signal and Telegram, and the messages exist only on the phones involved.

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