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Before suing NSO Group, Facebook allegedly sought their software to better spy on users

Fb's WhatsApp is for the duration of a lawsuit in opposition to Israeli cellular surveillance outfit NSO Crew. However forward of complaining in regards to the company's methods, Fb seems to have sought after to employ them for its non-public purposes, in keeping with testimony from NSO founder Shalev Hulio.
Facebook's WhatsApp is in the midst of a lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance outfit NSO Group. But before complaining about the company's methods, Facebook seems to have wanted to use them for its own purposes, according to testimony from NSO founder Shalev Hulio.

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