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Ontario Police Deploy Secret Spyware That Lets Them Remotely Take Over Your Phone (www.gadgetreview.com)

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[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

The article itself mentions how it is a loophole in the privacy laws

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

Aah. I missed this part on my first reading...

Once a judge approves surveillance, police have carte blanche on methods.

This would be used on suspects that they have a warrant to investigate.

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