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Apple's new iPhone security directly challenges ICE surveillance tech

Ellsworth Toohey
Sep 17, 2025
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Apple announced new anti-spyware security features for its iPhone 17, just as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepares to deploy powerful new spyware to spy on people.

ICE has reactivated a $2 million contract with Israeli company Paragon Solutions for it Graphite spyware tool, which can covertly access and control data on s…

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