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UN ambassador cites Israeli company in proposal to ban spyware

Posted on June 19, 2019June 24, 2025 by Dissent

David Dimolfetta reports:

United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye cited Herzliya-based NSO Group in his proposal to impose a moratorium on the use of surveillance technology, according to a report filed to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday.

Kaye’s report articulated NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware as a “paradigmatic example” of private surveillance products and their mobile device hacking capabilities.

The report cited previous research on the Pegasus technology infecting devices as well as it being used as a surveillance tool in multiple European and Middle Eastern countries.

Read more on The Jerusalem Post.

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