US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware

The U.S. courts will begin publicly disclosing how often judges authorize the government to use spyware for wiretapping criminal suspects, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts will begin disclosing how often judges authorize the use of spyware to wiretap suspected criminals, the office told TechCrunch. This marks a new transparency measure for surveillance warrants involving spyware, though further details on implementation and reporting frequency were not immediately provided.