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Irish inclusion in anti-spyware pact significant, says senior Biden official

Senior US government says spyware makers have ‘sought to use Ireland as a financial pass-through’

His comments come as the US government earlier this month announced sanctions valued at millions of dollars against Intellexa and its immediate parent Thalestris Ltd, companies that both have registered addressed in Ireland. Picture: Getty

Ireland has joined a US-led international effort to fight against spyware in a move described as significant by a senior member of the Biden administration, amid claims the country has aided the proliferation of such software.

The state is one of six new countries - along with Poland, Finland, Germany, Japan and South Korea - to join the pact, which is aimed at cracking down on commercial spyware and the manner in which it can ...