They did. ANOM (the messaging app) was developed by and for criminal activity. > Officials reportedly took control of a communications firm called ANOM around

They did. ANOM (the messaging app) was developed by and for criminal activity. > Officials reportedly took control of a communications firm called ANOM around three years ago, after a convicted criminal promised them access to it in return for a more lenient sentence. The devices were billed as super-secure and had a very specific target market - organised crime groups. To be honest, from a privacy perspective... I'm not really mad at this. This was a really smart move from law enforcement this time, assuming all the facts are being reported accurately.