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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner

Jordan used Israeli firm’s phone-cracking tool to surveil pro-Gaza activists, report finds

Jordanians wave the national flag and shout anti displacing Palestinian slogans during a protest in February 2025.
Jordanians wave the national flag and shout anti displacing Palestinian slogans during a protest in February 2025. Photograph: Jordan Pix/Getty Images

Authorities in Jordan appear to be using an Israeli digital tool to extract information from the mobile phones of activists and protesters who have been critical of Israel and spoken out in support of Gaza, according to a new report by the Citizen Lab.

A multiyear investigation found with high confidence that Jordanian security authorities have been using forensic extraction tools made by Cellebrite against members of civil society, including two political activists, a student organizer, and a human rights defender, the researchers said.

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