Israeli court dismisses Amnesty bid to block spyware firm NSO
by Oliver Holmes from Technology | The Guardian on (#55NAF)
Rights group wanted export licence for NSO's leading phone-hacking software to be revoked
A Tel Aviv court has rejected a legal case filed by Amnesty International that attempted to block the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group from selling its cyberweapons internationally.
The rights groups sought to force the Israeli ministry of defence to revoke NSO Group's export licence for its leading phone-hacking software, Pegasus. Amnesty's lawyers alleged the product had been used by repressive governments to target activists, including one the rights group's own researchers, as well as journalists.
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