United States of America: Northern District Court of California issued ruling in lawsuit on unauthorised surveillance of WhatsApp users using Pegasus spyware by NSO Group (Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH)

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Northern District Court of California issued ruling in lawsuit on unauthorised surveillance of WhatsApp users using Pegasus spyware by NSO Group (Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH)

On 6 May 2025, the Northern District Court of California issued ruling in the lawsuit brought by WhatsApp against NSO Group Technologies Limited concerning the use of illegal spyware to target WhatsApp users. The verdict followed a 20 December 2024 …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2024-12-20
under investigation

On 20 December 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issue…

2025-05-06
in force

On 6 May 2025, the Northern District Court of California issued ruling in the lawsuit brought by Wh…