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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 wrote to the U.S. Government Accountability Office asking it to conduct a comprehensive review of how federal law‑enforcement agencies—including the FBI, DEA, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Secret Service—use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, citing a lack of transparency about the frequency and reasons for such deployments. The request, sent on a Friday, seeks a GAO inquiry into the agencies’ investigative practices.
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