Privatized espionage: <scp>NSO</scp> Group Technologies and its Pegasus spyware

Advanced cyber technology like NSO Group Technologies' (NSO) controversial Pegasus spyware blurs distinctions between “good” and “bad.” This case follows the Israeli-based international leader in espionage developer one of its co-founders, Shalev Hulio from creation 2010 to present. It includes NSO's acquisition by US-based private equity fund Francisco Partners 2014. re-acquisition 2019 co-founders Omri Lavie with funding support London-based Novalpina Capital. During this time, had helped capture Mexican drug baron El Chapo, prevented terrorist attacks broken up pedophilia, sex, drug-trafficking rings. But also contributed murder Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi as well other illegal incidents against dissidents, journalist, governments. As suggests, controlling access such powerful that involves accountability, responsibility, enforceability within a firm nations appears illusive.