Not surprising, but the details may be concerning to some: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-dea-has-been-secretly-buying-hacking-tools-from-an-italian-company
"The software, known as Remote Control System or "RCS," is capable of intercepting phone calls, texts, and social media messages, and can surreptitiously turn on a user's webcam and microphone as well as collect passwords."
""The legal framework governing the use of such tools in the US is extremely unclear, meaning that the use of Hacking Team's spyware is potentially unlawful," Edin Omanovic, a researcher at Privacy International, told Motherboard."
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