European parliamentarians implore EU leadership to stop funding spyware

Members of the European Parliament are looking for answers as to why the European Union is underwriting spyware companies. 

In a letter sent to European Commission officials, the parliamentarians cite recent reporting from the publication Follow the Money documenting how a state-owned Italian bank and the European Union’s Defense Fund, among other state entities, are subsidizing spyware companies. 

The outlet’s investigation showed that member states and the EU as a bloc have funded the Intellexa Alliance and Cy4Gate, whose products have been found targeting members of civil society.

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