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ICE's $2 Million Deal for Israeli Phone-Hacking Tool Reinstated After US Lifts Suspension
The Trump administration lifted a Biden-era freeze on a $2 million ICE contract with Paragon, despite concerns over civil liberties and the spyware's use against journalists and activists.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed a $2 million contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon, which is now active after a previously lifted suspension, according to public records.
- Paragon, founded in 2019 by Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson, presents itself as an ethical alternative to spyware like NSO Group's Pegasus.
- The White House reversed a Biden-era decision to stop ICE's purchase of Paragon Solutions software.
- ICE is seeking to enhance its surveillance capabilities, citing prior deals with data brokers and software makers as evidence of its expanded arsenal.
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Graphite, from the Israeli firm Paragon Solutions, allows the intervention of phones and access to encrypted apps. ICE signed a millionaire contract in 2024
A contract of two million dollars has been concluded between the ICE, the American immigration control agency, and Paragon, the sulphurous publisher of ultra-perfect spy software.
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Unfreezes US government millionaire contract between ICE and Israeli spy software company
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The Independent (US)Trump gives green light for $2m ICE deal with notorious Israeli spyware company
Trump administration appeared to restart frozen Biden-era deal with Paragon Solutions, whose products have been accused of facilitating the surveillance of journalists and activists
·London, United Kingdom
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