Two Catalan politicians to take legal action over targeting by spyware
by Sam Jones and Stephanie Kirchgaessner from Technology | The Guardian on (#55SB3)
Pair say they will file complaint against former head of Spain's national intelligence centre
Two leading members of the Catalan independence movement whose mobile phones were targeted with spyware are to take legal action against the former head of Spain's national intelligence centre (NIC).
The announcement came after a joint investigation by the Guardian and El Pais revealed that Roger Torrent, the speaker of the Catalan parliament, and the former regional foreign minister Ernest Maragall were among at least four pro-independence activists targeted using Israeli spyware that its makers say is sold only to governments to track criminals and terrorists.
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