Company That Sells Spyware for Monitoring Sex Offenders Hacked
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A company selling spyware for monitoring sex offenders was hacked, raising questions about the security and ethics of such surveillance tools. The limited discussion on HN suggests a cautious and reflective attitude towards the incident.
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PaulHoule
3 months ago
My expectation is that any software like that is really going to be crap, right up there with enterprise password management.
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