Israeli Spyware Firm Wants to Track Data to Stop Coronavirus Spreading
- Product sifts through mobile phone data to pinpoint contagion
- Israel security agency uses own software to critics’ dismay
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An Israeli technology company, which has gained notoriety for the spyware it sells, has developed a new product it says has the ability to track the spread of the coronavirus.
NSO Group Ltd.’s product analyzes huge volumes of data to map people’s movements to identify who they’ve come in contact with, which can then be used to stop the spread of infection, according to a person familiar with the matter.