White House Signs Executive Order to Restrict Commercial Spyware

On Monday, the White House signed an executive order to impose restrictions on
the use of commercial spyware by US government agencies in a move to tighten
control of the types of monitoring and surveillance tools the agencies use.

The order comes amid growing concerns over attacks where threat actors were
found abusing spyware to commit immoral acts, including intimidating political
opponents, limiting freedom of speech, and monitoring activists and journalists.

Under the new guidelines, the