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BREAKING: Access Now, @amnesty, @pressfreedom, @internetfreedom, @ParadigmHQ, @privacyint, @RSF_en & @R3Dmx filed an amicus brief calling on the U.S. Court to hold NSO Group accountable for the @WhatsApp hack that targeted over 100 activists, journalists & community organizers 
The WhatsApp v NSO case doesn’t provide an opportunity for the victims of Pegasus spyware to receive help, or to even be heard. With this in mind, we’re highlighting the real-life harms caused by NSO’s hacking for the court. https://www.accessnow.org/nso-group-whatsapp-lawsuit-civil-society-amicus-brief/
First, the targeting of these 5 civil society members from India, Morocco, Rwanda & Togo happened within a larger context of harassment, persecution, and impunity and had a devastating impact on the victims, their families, and their work: https://www.accessnow.org/nso-whatsapp-hacking-victims-stories/
Second, the governments that NSO sells to violate international law when they deploy Pegasus against activists who are exercising their fundamental human rights.
Third, “corporate responsibility” is meaningless without a way to hold a company responsible. Immunity for companies like NSO would make an unwarranted exception for the surveillance industry — placing them wholly outside the UN Guiding Principles framework.
Finally, holding NSO accountable in the U.S. will help deter future surveillance abuses, safeguard human rights and protect civil society by securing the platforms we depend on.
The amici thank Kyle McLorg, Stephanie Skaff, and Deepak Gupta from @FarellaBraun for their pro bono legal assistance in this case.
Read the Bloomberg story by @rj_gallagher here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-23/facebook-joined-by-human-rights-groups-to-fight-spyware-maker
