Biden signs executive order restricting government's use of commercial spyware

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The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world.

Governments around the world — including the U.S. — are known to collect large amounts of data for intelligence and law enforcement purposes, including communications from their own citizens. The proliferation of commercial spyware has made powerful tools newly available to smaller countries, but also created what researchers and human-rights activists warn are opportunities for abuse and repression.

The order will require the head of any U.S. agency using commercial programs to certify that the program doesn't pose a significant counterintelligence or other security risk, a senior administration official said. The White House will not publish a list of banned programs as part of the executive order, the official said.

Congress last year required U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate foreign use of spyware and gave the Office of the Director of National Intelligence the power to ban any agency from using commercial programs.

 

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After they got caught?…..

You should restrict Rifles! Do some real job!

Look at his face carefully and tell me what you see.

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I can't stand the guy so far, but if this is accurate I'll give praise where praise is due. Coming from just CBS though I'd bet there is more to this

Making it harder for intelligence agencies to gather information. Good plan. 🤦‍♂️

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National security first

We're safe.

Hmmm. Sounds suspicious, something is off here. Maybe China called us on our hypocrisy? Tik Tok?

How about restricting governments' use of social media to spy on their own citizens? What a sick, deranged commie.

Government restricts government from government overreach should be the goddamn headline. CLOWN SHOW

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“Henceforth these tools will only be used against Trump supporters and other MAGA people”

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