Italian government denies Paragon has cut spyware contract | Reuters

"ROME, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Italy denied on Wednesday that Israeli spyware maker Paragon had cut ties with Rome following allegations that the Italian government had illegally used its technology to hack the phones of critics instead of criminals.

"Paragon has never suspended the service and has not terminated its contract," the cabinet undersecretary for intelligence matters, Alfredo Mantovano, told reporters."

"Italy's government subsequently said that seven mobile phone users in the country had been targeted by the spyware, which is intended for use on criminals. It denied any involvement in the illicit hack and called for an investigation.

However, the Guardian and Haaretz newspapers reported last week that Paragon had cut ties with Italy, allegedly because it did not believe the government denial."

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Time For Ubuntu to Drop #Firefox?

With changes to Firefox's Terms of Use, many Linux Distros (Fedora, Mint, & others) are now shipping #Spyware. Plus: Tech News media rushes to defend #Mozilla.

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