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What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't)

Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.<br /><br />
Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.


This article was originally published at: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5826085/spyware-trum...