Tag: NSO Group
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Cellebrite going public? Stop the deal!
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Israeli surveillance firm Cellebrite’s Form F-4 Registration Statement, paving the way for Cellebrite going public with a NASDAQ listing. To smooth the process, Cellebrite published “Ethics & Integrity” statements. But the company has made no progress on demonstrating compliance with human rights. Neither investors nor NASDAQ should be swayed by these empty statements. …
23 August 2021
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In Asia, parliaments must protect rights online — or lose democracy
As parliaments across Asia convene, governments continue pushing deeply flawed laws and policies, while relegating digital rights to the sidelines. Here’s what’s happening in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and why members of parliament must take action to protect our rights before any more damage is done. …
26 July 2021
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In India, malware plants false “evidence” of crime on activist’s laptop
Technical analysis submitted in a court case against activists in India reveals a malware attack to plant key evidence used against the accused. Notably, several activists subject to persecution as well as those connected with the defendants had already been targeted for malware attacks using NSO Group technology. …
18 May 2021
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To protect privacy in the digital age, world governments can and must do more
The latest U.N. privacy resolution does not go far enough, missing the opportunity to respond firmly to the human rights threats posed by systemic racism, artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology, and other key technological and social developments.…
25 January 2021
Press Releases
Human rights organizations respond to NSO: victims’ voices will not be silenced
Access Now and seven other human rights organizations have filed a reply to NSO Group’s opposition to the coalition’s amicus brief in the case of WhatsApp v. NSO in the U.S. Federal 9th Circuit Court.…
7 January 2021
Access Now in the News
Rights groups join Facebook in lawsuit against Israeli NSO Group
Middle East Eye
24 December 2020
Press Releases
Access Now tells the 9th Circuit Court: NSO Group cannot escape accountability in U.S. courts
Access Now and civil society partners join the WhatsApp v. NSO Group lawsuit by filing an amicus brief that discloses stories of those who survived the Pegasus spyware attack. The amici call for NSO to be held accountable for targeting civil society around the world.…
23 December 2020
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From India to Rwanda, the victims of NSO Group’s WhatsApp hacking speak out
Five human rights defenders who suffered from the NSO Group WhatsApp hack have stepped forward to tell their stories — sharing how their governments used NSO Group’s products to surveil them, and consequences they have faced as a result.…
17 December 2020
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عامين على مقتل خاشقجي، لم تخضع حتى الآن شركة برامج التجسس ولا الحكومة السعودية للمساءلة
يصادف يوم الجمعة 2 أكتوبر ذكرى مرور سنتين على مصرع جمال خاشقجي الصحافي السعودي والنقاد البارز للنظام السعودي، بعد أن قُتل بوحشية داخل قنصلية المملكة السعودية في إسطنبول على يد مجموعة من الأعوان السعوديين. منذ ذلك الحين، أشار تقرير الأمم…
20 October 2020