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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
Democratic senator Ron Wyden is asking the U.S. government to review how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, citing a lack of transparency into how often or for what reasons these tools are…
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Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has written to the U.S. Government Accountability Office asking it to conduct a comprehensive review of how federal law‑enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware on Americans. The request targets the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Secret Service, which Wyden says operate with little transparency regarding the frequency and purposes of such deployments. Wyden’s letter, sent on Friday, seeks a detailed inquiry into the agencies’ investigative practices.
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