NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police

NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8899nz/nso-group-pitched-phone-hacking-tech-american-police

NSO Group, the surveillance vendor best known for selling hacking technology to authoritarian governments, including Saudi Arabia, also tried to sell its products to local U.S. police, according to documents obtained by Motherboard.

The news provides the strongest evidence yet of NSO's attempt to enter the U.S. market, and shows apparent appetite from U.S. police for such tools, with one law enforcement official describing the hacking technology as "awesome."

NSO Group Pitched Phone Hacking Tech to American Police

May 12, 2020, 3:20pm UTC
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8899nz/nso-group-pitched-phone-hacking-tech-american-police > NSO Group, the surveillance vendor best known for selling hacking technology to authoritarian governments, including Saudi Arabia, also tried to sell its products to local U.S. police, according to documents obtained by Motherboard. > The news provides the strongest evidence yet of NSO's attempt to enter the U.S. market, and shows apparent appetite from U.S. police for such tools, with one law enforcement official describing the hacking technology as "awesome."