U.S. legislation on spread of cyber tools passes after Reuters investigation

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U.S. legislation on spread of cyber tools passes after Reuters investigation
January 2, 2020
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-u...ses-after-reuters-investigation-idUKKBN1Z11KW

Newly passed legislation will push the U.S. State Department to disclose how it polices the sale of cyber tools and services abroad.

The move followed a Reuters investigation which revealed that American intelligence contractors clandestinely assisted a foreign spying operation in the United Arab Emirates, helping the monarchy to crack down on internal dissent.
U.S. lawmakers and human rights advocates have grown increasingly concerned that hacking skills developed for U.S. spy services are being sold abroad with scant oversight.

The provision was a result of a Reuters investigation, congressional staffers said, which showed U.S. defence contractors ran a hacking unit in the UAE called Project Raven and that the State Department granted permission to three companies to assist the Emirati government in surveillance.
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For Reuters special reports on Project Raven, see tinyurl.com/y9qnsbs4 and tinyurl.com/rc9ytrd
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Reuters reporting also showed how the State Department granted permission to three companies - U.S. consulting firm Good Harbor, cybersecurity company CyberPoint International, and defence contractor SRA International - to assist the Emirati government in surveillance operations.
Good Harbor and CyberPoint have previously told Reuters that their companies obtained proper permissions from the State Department and followed all U.S. laws.

“This report will help Congress ensure these sales are advancing our foreign policy goals, especially in light of recent reports alleging human rights abuses,” said Ruppersberger, whose district is home to the NSA.
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