Scandal-hit NSO backs international spyware rules

NSO has faced a torrent of criticism over the use of its software, but it insists Pegasus is intended to help governments fight crime and terrorism – and that it has been used many times to do so. — AFP

PARIS: The Israeli company at the heart of the Pegasus surveillance scandal on Oct 5 said it would support international regulation to prevent repressive governments from abusing powerful spyware like its own.

In a letter to the United Nations, seen by AFP, the NSO Group expressed “strong support for the creation of an international legal framework” to govern technology that allows for highly invasive snooping on people’s mobile phones.