Israel’s attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims
The Hindu
The company says its products are intended to be used against criminals and terrorists, and that it does not control how its clients use the software
Israel’s attorney general has said that he was launching an investigation into Israeli police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators improperly tracked targets without authorization.
In a four-page letter, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on January 20 he had not yet found evidence substantiating the claims in the Israeli business daily Calcalist, which said police monitored the leaders of a protest movement against then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mayors and other citizens without court approval.
But Mr. Mandelblit said many questions remained unanswered, and that he was forming an investigative committee headed by a top deputy.
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