SUMMARY OF PEGASUS: How a Spy in Your Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy

THIS IS NEITHER A BOOK BY LAURENT RICHARD, AND SANDRINE RIGAUD , NOR IS IT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IT IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION BY STELLA ROBERT, THAT DESCRIBES THIER BOOK IN DETAIL. About the Original book The compelling insider account of one of the most technologically advanced surveillance tools ever made, which is endangering democracy and human rights. The Guardian called it "absorbing" and "a celebration of journalism and hacking being used to reveal the evil guys." Pegasus is widely regarded as the most potent cyber-surveillance technology currently available, and any government that can pay its high price can purchase it. The NSO group, a private firm with its headquarters in Israel, which developed the system, brags about its capacity to stop terrorists and criminals: "Thousands of individuals in Europe owe their lives to hundreds of our company employees," they said in 2019. It's possible that's the case, but the Pegasus system doesn't simply catch criminals. Repressive g