Apple, WhatsApp Resist Entry of ‘Israeli’ Spyware in US market – Islam Times

Paragon Solutions and NSO Group, both founded in “Israel” and now owned by US investors, are actively seeking access to US agencies. Paragon, the developer of Graphite spyware, secured a deal with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] in September after the Department of Homeland Security lifted a freeze on a $2 million contract. Both Apple and WhatsApp have taken a firm position against the spread of spyware across the globe, and have alerted individuals across multiple nations whenever their devices were compromised, including Italy, Spain, India, and others. Apple confirmed in a statement to The Guardian, “Threat notifications are designed to inform and assist users who may have been individually targeted by mercenary spyware, and geographic location is not a factor in who they are sent to.” WhatsApp echoed the sentiment in a separate statement to The Guardian, stating, “WhatsApp’s priority is to protect our users by disrupting hacking efforts by mercenary spyware, building new layers of protection and alerting people whose device has come under threat, no matter where they are in the world.” Apple and WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has had previously cooperative ties with the Trump administration, raising concerns about how these firms might respond if
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