Ireland Tilts Toward State-Sanctioned Spyware

The Irish government has announced plans to draft new legislation that would officially permit law enforcement agencies to use spyware. Jim O’Callaghan, the Minister of Justice for Home Affairs and Migration, stated last week that the move is essential for the nation to modernize its “lawful interception powers. ” According to O’Callaghan, creating a formal legal basis for the use of “covert surveillance software” is necessary to effectively combat serious crime and evolving security threats. The law will allow authorities to deploy surveillance software to infiltrate devices source: https://medium.com/pivx/ireland-tilts-toward-state-sanctioned-spyware-07d0dd81982f?source=rss----430d9242e45e---4