Jerusalem: Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Saturday distanced the government from NSO Group, a firm blacklisted this week by the United States over its alleged misuse of phone hacking spyware. An investigation by 17 media organizations published in July said NSO’s Pegasus software targeted the smartphones of journalists, rights activists and government officials in several countries. The company ships its products overseas under license from Israel’s Ministry of Defense, which has launched its own investigation into the company’s practices after alleged software abuse came to light. No results have been announced and Israel has so far given no indication...
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