The US government will impose visa restrictions on foreigners engaged in “misuse of commercial spyware” under its new policy, said a press statement issued by US secretary Antony Blinken.
The visa restriction policy under the country’s Immigration and National Act will allow the US government to impose visa restrictions on those using spyware to target, surveil or harass persons, including “journalists, activists, persons perceived as dissidents, members of marginalised communities”, or their families. It may also apply to those extracting financial benefit from the misuse of spyware.
