EU Parliament to investigate use of Pegasus spyware by Member States

04/03/2022 | EURACTIV

The European Parliament has announced it will create a 38-member committee to investigate the use of the Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus software primarily by EU member countries Hungary and Poland. The committee will look into allegations the governments of Hungary and Poland used Pegasus to hack the phones of critics, journalists and other politicians. The investigation comes after the EDPS urged a ban on using the software, and the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information cleared the country’s prior use of Pegasus.

Read Full Story
NSO Group

What is this page?

You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.

The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 4,350 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.

Freevacy has been shortlisted in the Best Educator category.
The PICCASO Privacy Awards recognise the people making an outstanding contribution to this dynamic and fast-growing sector.