"'Predator Files' Report Prompts Call for Worldwide Ban on Spyware"

Amnesty International has reported on a series of Predator spyware attacks against EU, US, and Asia civil society, journalists, politicians, and academics. The human rights group noted that the severity of these attacks warrants a global ban on spyware. Amnesty International's secretary general, Agnes Callamard, said that Intellexa alliance, the European-based developers of Predator and other surveillance products, have not limited who can use this spyware and for what purpose. The Amnesty International investigation is part of the 'Predator Files' project, conducted in partnership with the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) and supported by additional in-depth reporting by Mediapart and Der Spiegel. According to Amnesty International, Predator is a highly intrusive spyware with unrestricted access to a device's microphone, camera, and data, including contacts, messages, photos, and videos. This article continues to discuss the Predator spyware and Amnesty International's call for a worldwide ban on spyware.

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