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Next country to purchase Pegasus spyware by end of 2025?
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U.S. Purchases $11 Million Pegasus Spyware for Colombia Amid Surveillance Concerns, Impacting Trump’s Mass Deportations
Nov 20, 2024, 08:28 PM
Recent reports reveal that the U.S. government has purchased the Pegasus spyware, originally developed by the Israeli company NSO Group, for use in Colombia. The transaction, which amounted to $11 million in cash, has raised concerns among Colombians regarding the implications of such surveillance technology. Ronan Farrow highlighted the potential for this spyware to facilitate phone hacking, which could impact various governmental actions, including immigration policies. The purchase is part of a broader context where the U.S. has been implicated in using Israeli surveillance tools, further intensifying scrutiny over its surveillance practices both domestically and internationally.
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