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# When spyware turns phones into weapons
- URL: https://werd.io/when-spyware-turns-phones-into-weapons/
- Published: 2022-10-13T14:35:15.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-13T14:35:15.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“In the long-term, journalists who feel threatened by an invisible enemy that could expose their sources and their private lives to public scrutiny may start to shy away from controversial investigations, curtailing their publications’ coverage, and dealing a blow to press freedom.” [#Media](https://werd.io/tag/Media)

\[[Link](https://cpj.org/reports/2022/10/when-spyware-turns-phones-into-weapons/)\]