Submitted by Sillyace92 107d ago | news

FDA whistleblowers say government retaliated with spyware

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica:

"A group of former FDA scientists who spoke out against the agency's allegedly flawed device-approval process are suing the feds for intercepting Gmail and Yahoo Mail messages by installing spy programs on their work computers. Although the computers were owned by the government, the plaintiffs say they were explicitly granted the right to use them for personal purposes." (Software)

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