The State Department blacklisted the NSO Group in like I think December of 2020. They could no longer buy Dell computers or Apple iPhones, use hardware or software made by an American company. There have been a lot of efforts in different arenas trying to combat specifically the NSO group. The second half of our series will be taking a much closer look at these different subsidiaries.
Danny and Derek welcome Rose Reid and Nando Vila, co-hosts of the new podcast Shoot the Messenger: Espionage, Murder & Pegasus Spyware. They discuss mass surveillance, (the totally legal) Pegasus spyware, how the grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi fits into this, the vulnerability of journalists, and more.
Check out the first episode of the podcast, which we put on our feed, and other episodes on Apple Podcasts or wherever you download your podcasts.
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