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Ad-tech firm accused of serving as mercenary spyware pipeline
Original: Ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware"
An ad-tech company is accused of functioning as a delivery system for mercenary spyware, using its advertising infrastructure to distribute malicious software to targeted devices. The allegation raises fresh concerns about how widely deployed tracking and targeting tools can be repurposed for surveillance against individuals, and what oversight exists for the ad-technology industry.
Why now: The claim highlights an alarming, previously underexamined way commercial ad infrastructure could be abused for targeted surveillance.
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- Ad-tech company was a delivery system for "mercenary spyware" · samizdis · 56
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