Activists, journalists, even one of the world’s richest men.
All are said to have been hacked by spyware developed by an Israeli company called the NSO Group.
But the firm insists its products are only sold to authorised government agencies to fight terrorism and crime.
Rights group Amnesty International says one of its researchers was also targeted.
It sued NSO to revoke its export licence from the Israeli Defence Ministry.
A court in Tel Aviv dismissed the case after six months of hearings behind closed doors, thus allowing the company to continue selling products abroad.
So who should be held responsible when surveillance technology is misused?
Presenter: Imran Khan
Guests:
Nolen Gertz – Assistant Professor, University of Twente in the Netherlands.
Amichai Stein – Political Writer.
Nishanth Sastry – Professor of Computer Science, University of Surrey.
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