The US Is Now the Largest Investor In Commercial Spyware

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware - a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security. In 2024, 20 new US-based spyware investors were identified, bringing the total number of American backers of this technology to 31. This growth has largely outpaced other major in...