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As Part of Ongoing Effort to Beef Up Cybersecurity, Biden Turns Gaze to Commercial Spyware
The executive order bars federal agencies, including those engaged in law enforcement, defense, or intelligence activities, from “operationally using” commercial spyware.
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President Joe Biden on Monday limited how the federal government can use commercial spyware that officials say poses a growing threat to government workers and information systems.
Biden signed an executive order prohibiting intelligence agencies and other departments from using commercial spyware considered a national security risk or that has been used improperly abroad, such as to target activists and journalists.
The order comes ahead of a democracy summit Biden is co-hosting this week. The administration hopes it will spur international collaboration to fight the misuse of spyware.
From USA Today
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