In this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out on TaiwanPlus, Rebekah Brown, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, speaks with reporter Herel Hughes to unpack the alarming rise of commercial spyware and its misuse across the globe.
Brown sheds light on how companies manufacture these tools and market them as solutions for legitimate national security concerns. However, the reality is that governments are abusing these technologies to silence dissent and undermine human rights. She emphasizes that while companies must take responsibility for how their technology is being used, governments too should step up to enforce regulations that allow for increased transparency of surveillance tools.
Watch the full episode here.