Pegasus scandal shows risk of Israel's spy-tech diplomacy: Experts

Founded in 2010 and based in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, NSO says it develops tools allowing governments to pursue criminals who might evade authorities through encrypted communications AFP/JACK GUEZJERUSALEM: Reports that Israel-made Pegasus spyware has been used to monitor activists, journalists and politicians around the world highlight the diplomatic risks of nurturing and exporting"oppressive technology", experts warned Monday .

NSO spokesman Oded Hershkovitz told Israel's Army Radio the list of phone numbers was"not connected" to NSO, but rather to other companies and open-source software. "Sometimes the damage is bigger than the benefit," Guzansky told AFP."Israel might be seen as someone who helps autocratic regimes suppress civil society."

Klinger criticised what he called an"unfortunate business model," helped by Israel's readiness to test new surveillance systems on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and annexed east Jerusalem. Last month, NSO said it considers the"past human rights performance and governance standards" of its clients.

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