Published: 21 January 2022
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Police chief doesn’t deny use of spyware but says it wasn’t used against protesters; concerns that courts rubber stamped approval for draconian surveillance tools
Use of NSO spyware proves Israeli democracy closer than ever to demise (Ynet)
EINAV SCHIFF: Police's alleged use of Pegasus malware against civilians is a nightmare come true - irresponsible corporate interests working hand in hand with a corrupt institution - proving Israel is much more like its neighbours than it seems
Gideon Sa'ar: Reports about NSO, police must be checked (Jerusalem Post)
‘There is an unbridgeable gap between the claims in the Calcalist article and the official statements of the police’
Privacy experts slam police ‘abuse of power’ in alleged use of spyware on civilians (Times of Israel)
Researchers say revelations that police deployed NSO cyberweapon expose an organisation in urgent need of oversight
NSO scandal shows Israelis are fine with human rights violations as long as judges approve (Haaretz)
Even if police use of spyware against Israeli citizens was legally approved, the NSO affair highlights how the judicial system is used as a rubber stamp for draconian tools
The NSO file: A complete (updated) list of individuals targeted with Pegasus spyware (Haaretz)
The Israeli-made Pegasus spyware is suspected of infecting over 450 phones targeted by clients of NSO, who range from Saudi Arabia to Mexican drug lords. Here’s a list of the confirmed Pegasus victims
