Israel probes alleged police cyber-spying on citizens

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JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday (Jan 20) launched an investigation into allegations that police used the controversial Pegasus spyware on the country\u0027s citizens. In a letter sent

In a letter sent to police commander Koby Shabtai, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit asked to receive all wiretapping and computer spying orders from 2020 and 2021 in order to"verify allegations made in the media".

Police commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, reacting to the story, said that"the police have not found any evidence to support this information". On Wednesday, Israel's justice ministry pledged a full investigation into allegations that Pegasus spyware was used on Israeli citizens, including people who led protests against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Pegasus, a surveillance product made by the Israeli firm NSO that can turn a mobile phone into a pocket spying device, has remained a source of global controversy following revelations last year it was used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide.

 

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