The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) called for a ban on the development and the use of Pegasus-like commercial spyware in the region. Pegasus is a piece of highly advanced military-grade intrusion software developed by Israeli company NSO Group that’s capable of breaking into smartphones running Android and iOS. The watchdog has proposed better supervision over surveillance measures, stricter implementation of data protection regulations, and strengthening legislation outlawing use of sophisticated hacking tools such as Pegasus to safeguard against unlawful use. NSO has repeatedly claimed that the software is sold only to governments for the purpose of fighting crime and terrorism, and that’s on a “life-saving mission””]
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/eu-data-protection-watchdog-calls-for.html