Predators: Point This at Anyone’s Phone to Instantly Hack It

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When does selling spyware become a crime against humanity? “Mercenary Spyware” is a new grade of espionage tools that can track down terrorists or facilitate genocide, depending on who’s using it. And the people who make it don’t care who’s buying, as long as they have the cash.

In this episode we hear from Crofton Black at Lighthouse Reports who spent 6 months with a team of journalists researching a story.

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