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Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps (www.theguardian.com)
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US immigration agents will have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools after a decision by the Trump administration to move ahead with a contract with Paragon Solutions, a company founded in Israel which makes spyware that can be used to hack into any mobile phone – including encrypted applications.

The Department of Homeland Security first entered into a contract with Paragon, now owned by a US firm, in late 2024, under the Biden administration. But the $2m contract was put on hold pending a compliance review to make sure it adhered to an executive order that restricts the US government’s use of spyware, Wired reported at the time.

That pause has now been lifted, according to public procurement documents, which list US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) as the contracting agency.

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[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (22 children)

For the Democrats/liberals who think they're leftist in the room, note that this done by Biden, how it was put on hold for review so that news spread and pacifies the anger, and how it came back stronger when you forgot about it. And now Democrats will shrug and say "Trump is in charge, we're powerles."

Democrats are not your friends, they are not a lesser evil, we need a revolution.

[–] hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not defending democrats here, but it says it was halted pending reviews. I would say at least the democrats have some sense of following rules, while under the Trump administration, these were immediately lifted.

Make of it what you will, but it’s pretty clear that following the laws/rules is a thing of the past in the US of A.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago

They have theatrics, it would have ended up the same way if Biden/Harris won. Democrats (Biden) introduced it in the first place, and your instinct is still to believe they opposed it?

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