Fedware: Government apps that spy harder than the apps they ban

This conclusion is drawn from a side-by-side analysis of data-collection permissions across 12 government and 15 banned apps, where Fedware’s top-grossing surveillance tool collected 22 distinct data types per session versus 14 for the typical prohibited app. The article's 95-point score reflects its compelling evidence that Fedware’s own tools spy 1.8 times more aggressively than the apps they replace.