What is a "Investigation Reveals Cellphone Surveillance Innocent"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

What is a "Investigation Reveals Cellphone Surveillance Innocent"? The Most Authoritative Explanation.

Can your phone be transformed into a surveillance device?

Few pause to think that their phones can be transformed into surveillance devices, with someone thousands of miles away silently extracting their messages, photos and location, activating their microphone to record them in real time.

Is spying really what intelligence agencies were supposed to do?

In the UK, the whistleblower’s detractors argued breezily that spying was what intelligence agencies were supposed to do. We were assured that innocent citizens in the Five Eyes alliance of intelligence powers, comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and US, were safe from abuse.

Who should know about NSO's spyware?

They include lawyers, human rights defenders, religious figures, academics, businesspeople, diplomats, senior government officials and heads of state. Our reporting is rooted in the public interest. We believe the public should know that NSO’s technology is being abused by the governments who license and operate its spyware.

Who are the people whose phone numbers appear in the leak?

Over the coming week we will be revealing the identities of more people whose phone numbers appear in the leak. They include lawyers, human rights defenders, religious figures, academics, businesspeople, diplomats, senior government officials and heads of state. Our reporting is rooted in the public interest.

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