A United States appeals court has ruled that the WhatsApp messaging service can move forward with a lawsuit against NSO Group, asserting that the immunity from civil litigation in US courts enjoyed by foreign governments does not extend to the private Israeli surveillance company.WhatsApp is suing NSO Group over the alleged targeting of its servers in California with malware to gain unauthorised access to approximately 1,400 mobile devices in violation of US state and federal law.The Israeli firm has sparked outrage from rights groups after a recent investigation by international media outlets revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by security forces and authoritarian governments in several countries.
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