The RCMP has revealed its once-secret spyware allowed investigators to listen to or even take control of Canadians’ mobile phones. Mercedes Stephenson explains the technology’s controversial capabilities, how often the Mounties said they’ve used it, and how it’s raising privacy concerns.
- RCMP briefed MPs on cellphone spyware risks, foreign interference
- Canada’s former privacy watchdog ‘surprised’ by RCMP spyware program
- Spyware industry needs more oversight, expert to tell MPs probing RCMP