<story><title>Facebook wanted NSO spyware to monitor users, NSO CEO claims</title><url>https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pke9k9/facebook-wanted-nso-spyware-to-monitor-users</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>packetslave</author><text>And here&amp;#x27;s the Facebook response from that same article that you neglected to include:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;NSO is trying to distract from the facts Facebook and WhatsApp filed in court over six months ago. Their attempt to avoid responsibility includes inaccurate representations about both their spyware and a discussion with people who work at Facebook. Our lawsuit describes how NSO is responsible for attacking over 100 human rights activists and journalists around the world. NSO CEO Shalev Hulio has admitted his company can attack devices without a user knowing and he can see who has been targeted with Pegasus. We look forward to proving our case against NSO in court and seeking accountability for their actions,&amp;quot; the statement from a Facebook spokesperson read.</text></item><item><author>blakesterz</author><text>The original report is from Vice:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.vice.com&amp;#x2F;en_us&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pke9k9&amp;#x2F;facebook-wanted-nso-spyware-to-monitor-users&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.vice.com&amp;#x2F;en_us&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pke9k9&amp;#x2F;facebook-wanted-ns...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Facebook representatives stated that Facebook was concerned that its method for gathering user data through Onavo Protect was less effective on Apple devices than on Android devices,&amp;quot; the court filing reads. &amp;quot;The Facebook representatives also stated that Facebook wanted to use purported capabilities of Pegasus to monitor users on Apple devices and were willing to pay for the ability to monitor Onavo Protect users.&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mfer</author><text>2 notes about the parent. 1) The parent is written by an employee at Facebook and 2) it does not deny the claim instead redirecting the readers attention.&lt;p&gt;None of this makes the original claim true or false. I&amp;#x27;ll be curious to see what comes to light around that. I just like to notice these subtle things.</text></comment>
<story><title>Facebook wanted NSO spyware to monitor users, NSO CEO claims</title><url>https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pke9k9/facebook-wanted-nso-spyware-to-monitor-users</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>packetslave</author><text>And here&amp;#x27;s the Facebook response from that same article that you neglected to include:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;NSO is trying to distract from the facts Facebook and WhatsApp filed in court over six months ago. Their attempt to avoid responsibility includes inaccurate representations about both their spyware and a discussion with people who work at Facebook. Our lawsuit describes how NSO is responsible for attacking over 100 human rights activists and journalists around the world. NSO CEO Shalev Hulio has admitted his company can attack devices without a user knowing and he can see who has been targeted with Pegasus. We look forward to proving our case against NSO in court and seeking accountability for their actions,&amp;quot; the statement from a Facebook spokesperson read.</text></item><item><author>blakesterz</author><text>The original report is from Vice:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.vice.com&amp;#x2F;en_us&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pke9k9&amp;#x2F;facebook-wanted-nso-spyware-to-monitor-users&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.vice.com&amp;#x2F;en_us&amp;#x2F;article&amp;#x2F;pke9k9&amp;#x2F;facebook-wanted-ns...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The Facebook representatives stated that Facebook was concerned that its method for gathering user data through Onavo Protect was less effective on Apple devices than on Android devices,&amp;quot; the court filing reads. &amp;quot;The Facebook representatives also stated that Facebook wanted to use purported capabilities of Pegasus to monitor users on Apple devices and were willing to pay for the ability to monitor Onavo Protect users.&amp;quot;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>georgespencer</author><text>None of this seems to refute OP&amp;#x27;s comment.</text></comment>