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Israeli spyware company confirms US government and friends are customers

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Israeli spyware manufacturer Paragon Solutions has confirmed the US government is a purchaser of its products.

The confirmation comes days after WhatsApp revealed Paragon had attempted to illegally install spyware on the devices of up to 90 journalists and members of civil society.

Paragon ’s executive chairman John Fleming said, “ Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies — principally, the United States and its allies”.

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