Mexico Probes Whether Pegasus Spyware Purchases Were Legal

The Mexican attorney general's office said on Sunday it is investigating the purchase of Pegasus computer spyware by the previous administration and whether it was carried out legally. From a report: In a statement, the office referred to existing probes of two people, including a prominent ex-official, into the use of Pegasus spyware, days after the current government denied it had spied on journalists or critics. Pegasus belongs to Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, which typically only sells the software to governments or law enforcement organizations.

Should it matter?

[GoTeam]

If it was a legal purchase or not, the tool itself can be easily abused. This isn't something you should want your government or police to use or own. You don't have to be involved in crimes to want these tools gone.

Distracting

[Trukutu2k]

It is a useless investigation just to distract, they must begin firts with the Pegasus purchasing made by Mexican army in the current government to spy journalists and activists (with evidence of this too).