US Lifts Sanctions on Three Linked to Predator Spyware

The US government has removed sanctions on three people who were previously accused of helping with a spyware called Predator.

This spyware is used to secretly take control of phones and has been used against important people like government officials and journalists.

The three people had been linked to a group called the Intellexa Consortium, which makes and sells this spyware.

The US government said these three people showed they were no longer involved with the group, so the sanctions were lifted.

Some experts are surprised by this decision because the spyware has been used in many bad ways, including targeting people in the US and other countries.

The group behind the spyware, Intellexa, was started by a former intelligence officer and has sold the spyware to countries with strict governments.