Legal barriers complicate justice for spyware victims
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Some recent court rulings show the difficult road of anti-spyware litigation, but those in the fight also see signs of promise.
Last month, Apple sought to drop its lawsuit against spyware industry leader NSO Group, citing a number of difficulties with advancing the case. This month, WhatsApp parent company Meta asked a judge to punish the same company for not complying with orders to hand over its source code. And for years, many victims have failed to get courts to take action against spyware manufacturers or countries that deployed the invasive technology against them.
For litigants who seek remedies against spyware makers and users in court, it all points to this conclusion: Taking legal action against spyware is very hard, beset by oft-overwhelming hurdles.
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