Israel’s leading malware purveyor is pitching in to help with the pandemic. NSO Group — which has pitched its spy tools to a number of questionable governments — is trying to help track the spread of the virus with its proprietary surveillance tool. The spyware company has adapted the user interface and analytical tool that they already had developed to be used alongside its powerful malware known as Pegasus, which can hack into mobile phones and extract data like photos, messages, and phone calls, from them. At least NSO isn’t injecting itself into users’ phones, but that’s about the only positive thing that can be said about it. The software — code named Fleming — takes this data and creates heat maps showing people’s movements: where they go, how long they stay, and who they come in contact with.
— source techdirt.com | Apr 3, 2020