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U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel's NSO, other spyware firms

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US lawmakers ask Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies. The lawmakers say the companies facilitated the "disappearance, torture and murder of human rights activists and journalists" Surveillance firms have drawn increasing scrutiny from Washington as a barrage of media reports tied them to human rights abuses.

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Times of India

US lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel's NSO, other spyware firms

US News: WASHINGTON: A group of US lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other .

3 years ago·India

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News18 India

US Lawmakers Call for Sanctions Against Israel's NSO Group, Other Spyware Firms

The lawmakers asked for Global Magnitsky sanctions, which punishes those who are accused of enabling human rights abuses by freezing bank accounts and banning travel to the United States.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

EXCLUSIVE U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel's NSO, other spyware firms

By Joseph Menn and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses. Their letter sent late Tuesday and seen by Reuters also asks for sanctions on top executives at NSO,

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Hill

US lawmakers call for Israeli spyware firms to be sanctioned: report

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3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Haaretz

U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israeli spyware firm NSO

Heads of the Senate Finance Committee and House Intelligence Committee, along with 16 other Democratic lawmakers, call on the Biden administration to sanction NSO and other spyware firms

3 years ago·Tel Aviv- Yafo, Israel

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OAN

Exclusive-U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel’s NSO, other spyware firms

December 15, 2021By Joseph Menn and Joel SchectmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses.Their letter sent late Tuesday and seen by Reuters also asks for sanctions on top executives at NSO, the United Arab Emirates cybers…

3 years ago·San Diego, United States

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