“This is an industry that should not exist” said Edward Snowden in 2021, referring to NSO Group infamous Pegasus and its competitors. It is evident that digital surveillance through spyware is one of the major threats to privacy and users worldwide. Whether it involves spyware developed by criminals for extortion, advanced tools created by well-established European companies and authorized by major democratic governments (and non-democratic ones), or low-cost, amateur software designed to...
