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Politicians in U.S. and E.U. Say Targeted Ads Are a Security Risk

Politicians in Europe and the U.S. are speaking out against the use of advertising technology to infect targets with zero-click spyware. Following recent findings from the Citizen Lab, members of the European Parliament signed a letter urging the E.U. to investigate the potential exposure of its institutions to zero-click spyware through online targeted advertising. In the U.S., Democratic Sens. Booker and Wyden say that the findings underscore the need for better security practices in the industry. Read the article in CyberScoop The post Politicians in U.S. and E.U. Say Targeted Ads Are a Security Risk appeared first on The Citizen Lab .

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