House Bill Seeks to Sanction Entities Involved in Commercial Spyware
A new House bill with bipartisan support could lead to new sanctions against certain entities and people “engaged in the proliferation or use of foreign commercial spyware.” The bill, introduced by Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., would specifically authorize sanctions against any party that develops, maintains, owns, operates, brokers, markets, sells, leases, licenses or “otherwise makes available spyware that has enabled the targeting of United States Government officials or personnel of the intelligence community.”
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“This legislation sends a clear signal to our foreign governments that this type of invasive behavior will not be tolerated and will come at the cost of our economic support,” Himes said. The bill was also introduced by Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; Chris Stewart, R-Utah; Joaquin Castro, D-Texas; and Rick Crawford, R-Ark.