UMeta uthole ukuthi i-NSO Group iphinde yahlasela abasebenzisi be-WhatsApp ngoMsombuluku, njengoba inkampani yobuchwepheshe icele inkantolo yaseMelika ukuthi imemezele inkampani yezobunhloli yase-Israel njengomuntu ongayihloniphi umthetho. Lesi sinyathelo siyilandela isinqumo senkantolo sangonyaka odlule esasivimbela i-NSO Group ekusebenziseni i-WhatsApp emisebenzini yayo. UMeta uthi lolu hlaselo olusha lwenzeka ngaphandle kokuhlonipha lesi sinqumo, futhi manje ifuna ukuthi inkantolo ithathe izinyathelo ezinzima.
Umlando Wokungqubuzana Phakathi Kwe-Meta Ne-NSO Group
Ubudlelwano obubi phakathi kwalezi zinkampani zaqala ngo-2019, lapho uMeta emangalela i-NSO Group ngokusebenzisa i-WhatsApp ukungena emishinini yezintatheli, izishoshovu zamalungelo abantu, nabaphikisi bezombangazwe. Ngonyaka odlule, ijaji lanikeza uMeta isinxephezelo esiyizigidi eziyikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa zamaRandi, kodwa kamuva le mali yehliswa yaba izigidi ezine. Inkantolo iphinde yafaka umthetho ongashintshi owawuvimbela i-NSO Group ekusebenziseni i-WhatsApp. Kodwa manje, uMeta uthi le nkampani ayihloniphi lesi sinqumo futhi iyaqhubeka nokuhlasela.
Imininingwane Yohlaselo Olusha Lokukhwabanisa
Ngokwesitatimende esisemthethweni, uMeta wathola ukuthi kunama-akhawunti ahlobene ne-NSO Group ayesebenzisa inqubo efana nokukhwabanisa ukuze ahehe izisulu ukuthi zichofoza izixhumanisi ezinobungozi. Lo mkhankaso wawubhekiswe kubasebenzisi abangaphansi kweshumi, ikakhulukazi eJordani naseLebanon. Okwamanje, abukho ubufakazi bokuthi lezi zisulu zingenwe ngempela. UMeta uthe lesi senzo siwukweqa okusobala kwemiyalelo yenkantolo.
Naphezu kwenani elincane lezisulu, uMeta uthi lolu hlaselo lubalulekile ngoba lukhombisa ukuthi i-NSO Group ayikahoxi emisebenzini yayo yokuhlasela. Izisulu zitholakala ikakhulukazi eJordani naseLebanon, futhi umkhankaso wawuhleliwe ngendlela efana nokukhwabanisa. Abukho ubufakazi bokuthi zingenwe, kodwa uMeta ubeka amehlo phezu kwalesi senzo.
Izinyathelo Zomthetho Nezimpikiswano Eziphakeme
UMeta manje uselindele ukuthi inkantolo yaseMelika ibheke lolu hlaselo njengokwephula umthetho okuphawulekayo. Inkampani yobuchwepheshe inethemba lokuthi ijaji liyokwenza isinqumo esizobonisa ukuthi izinkantolo ziyakwazi ukuvikela izinkampani ezinkulu kulezi zinsongo. Kodwa-ke, i-NSO Group ayikakakhulumi ngalezi zinsolo. Lokhu kuthula kungasho ukuthi inkampani izilungiselela ukuzivikela ematheni, noma kungenzeka ukuthi iyawaphika wona la macala.
Ukuthula Kwe-NSO Group Nokulindelekile
I-NSO Group ayikakazwakalisi ngalezi zinsolo, okushiya umoya wokungabaza. UMeta ulindele ukuthi inkantolo izothatha lesi senzo njengobufakazi bokweqa umthetho. Abahlaziyi bathi ukuthula kwe-NSO Group kungakhombisa ukuthi ikhululekile noma ilungiselela ukuphika amacala.
I-Pegasus Nenkinga Yobumfihlo Emhlabeni Wonke
I-Pegasus, i-spyware ethengiswa kohulumeni nasezinkampanini zobunhloli, ibilokhu ingumgogodla wezingxabano mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwayo ngokungemthetho. Inhloso yayo okuthiwa ukusiza ekulweni nobugebengu, kodwa imibiko eminingi ikhombisa ukuthi isetshenziselwa ukuhlola abantu abangavumi nohulumeni. UMeta ugcizelela ukuthi i-NSO Group ayikukhathaleli ukugcinwa komthetho futhi iyaqhubeka nokubeka engcupheni ubumfihlo babasebenzisi be-WhatsApp, okuwuhlelo olunezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili zabasebenzisi emhlabeni wonke.