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39 implied HN points 05 Jul 23
  1. The Pegasus Project is a journalistic investigation, not a Russian intelligence operation.
  2. Citizen Lab identified countries where Pegasus operators may be conducting surveillance, but that is not proof of systematic abuse.
  3. False claims were made about individuals and organizations by Irina Tsukerman in her article on Pegasusgate.
58 implied HN points 21 Mar 23
  1. Artemis Seaford, a former Meta employee, was infected with Predator spyware in Greece.
  2. Greece is under investigation for using spyware on politicians and journalists.
  3. Legislation in Greece bans the sale of spyware but may allow government agency use.
39 implied HN points 17 Mar 23
  1. Jonathan Scott's review of Citizen Lab's CatalanGate report raises questions about the accuracy of Citizen Lab's findings.
  2. Scott's statements regarding his own credentials and the timeline of events in the report have been found to be misleading or false.
  3. There are discrepancies noted in Scott's critique of Citizen Lab's methods and tools, such as the MVT-Tool and the identification of compromised indicators.
39 implied HN points 16 Mar 23
  1. Citizen Lab's CatalanGate report stated that individuals in Spain were targeted with spyware, suspected to be connected to Spanish authorities.
  2. José Javier Olivas-Osuna's review of the report criticized Citizen Lab's work and requested an independent investigation from the University of Toronto.
  3. Olivas-Osuna made claims in his review that were proven false by fact-checking, such as misrepresenting the number of victims and allegations of bias in Citizen Lab's report.
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