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mercenary spyware

concept:mercenary_spyware Also: commercial spyware

Term used for privately developed spyware sold to governments and other customers, often without transparent oversight.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming ASSOCIATED_WITH Predator Explicit 137

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Predator ASSOCIATED_WITH mercenary spyware

John Scott-Railton classifies Predator as mercenary spyware in his discussion of the category.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Bill Marczak EP 137 Details

“What is so scary about mercenary spyware like Predator or Pegasus”