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Intermediaries Driving Global Spyware Market Expansion

Third-party resellers and brokers foil transparency efforts and allow spyware to spread despite government restrictions, a study finds.

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Third-party resellers and brokers are enabling the global expansion of the spyware market by circumventing government restrictions and undermining transparency efforts. These intermediaries obscure the supply chain, making it difficult to track and regulate the distribution of commercial surveillance tools. The findings highlight significant gaps in international oversight mechanisms for spyware proliferation.

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GovernmentDefenseCivil SocietyTelecommunicationsTechnologyLegal & Human Rights

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NIST CSFISO27001GDPRWassenaar ArrangementNCA-ECCMITRE ATT&CK

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Third-party resellers and brokers foil transparency efforts and allow spyware to spread despite government restrictions, a study finds.

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