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Civil rights group warns of spyware boom under Trump
Original: 🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “'Surveillance is booming with the Trump a
The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, a New York-based civil rights organization, reports that surveillance is booming under the Trump administration, citing unprecedented federal spending on spyware. The group says this spending has triggered a surge of spyware firms seeking to profit from what it describes as an erosion of civil rights. Privacy advocates are amplifying the warning, framing expanding government surveillance procurement as a growing threat to civil liberties in the United States.
Why now: Concerns about rising government surveillance spending and its impact on civil liberties under the Trump administration are drawing attention from privacy advocates.
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- 🕵️ Latest from # Surveillance # Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) # NYC “'Surveillance is booming with the Trump administration’s unprecedented spending on spyware․․․ This has led to a surge in spyware firms looking to cash in on the erosion of our civil rights and… · yaleprivacylab@privacysafe.social · 2
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