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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The use of spyware in Poland under the previous government resulted in accusations that the authorities were abusing power and eroding democratic guardrails.
βIt is sad for me that even in this room I am speaking to people who were victims of this system,β Bodnar told the Sejm, the lower house of parliament.
He also said that the Polish state doesn't have full control over the data that is gathered because the system operates on the basis of a license that was granted by an Israeli company.
Pegasus, produced by Israel's NSO Group, has been sold to governments and is described as a tool to fight criminals and terrorists.
Pegasus gives its operators complete access to a mobile device, allowing them to extract passwords, photos, messages, contacts and browsing history and activate the microphone and camera for real-time eavesdropping.
Its use in Poland under the previous government, led by the Law and Justice party, resulted in accusations that the authorities were abusing power and eroding democratic guardrails.
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