Microsoft, Google, Cisco and VMware file brief backing Facebook’s lawsuit against spyware firm. Facebook alleged that NSO Group developed an exploit that enabled governments to spy on WhatsApp messages from diplomats, journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. The tech firms, as well as the Washington-based Internet Association, filed a brief supporting Facebooks lawsuit seeking damages and an injunction. In July, a federal judge ruled that the lawsuit could proceed, and WhatsApp and Facebook are now seeking documents from NSO.”]
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