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Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

Curated by Brimstone Editorial Desk · Source: NPR ·
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from NPR says: Critics of spyware, which can be used to remotely hack into phones, worry the Trump administration is eroding policies that stigmatized the commercial spyware industry.

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  • Primary source: NPR
  • Published: May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
  • Brimstone role: curated summary, explanation, and source attribution
  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: May 19, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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