Cops Are Handing Out Spyware to Parents—With Zero Oversight

Cops Are Handing Out Spyware to Parents—With Zero Oversight

Mere days after a government crackdown on a spyware manufacturer comes the startling revelation that law enforcement agencies have been purchasing commercial spyware themselves and handing it out to the public for free. Police departments around the country have been distributing thousands of free copies of spyware to parents to monitor their children’s activity, a […]

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