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Spyware poses risks to journalists, activists, officials
The use of commercially developed spyware that allows governments to hack a phone and steal its data is booming. Earlier this year, the Biden administration banned federal agencies from using commercial spyware that poses risks to human rights and national security. But as Nick Schifrin reports, spyware is thriving and has already targeted journalists, dissidents and politicians around the world.
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