The Israeli Spyware Firm That Accidentally Just Exposed Itself
Summary
The article reveals how Paragon Solutions exposed its spyware dashboard, exposing Graphite—a mercenary spyware platform used by state actors—and critiques the ethics and legality of device-wide surveillance. It connects the episode to the broader surveillance capitalism ecosystem, including privatized expertise from Israeli tech and government contracts, and argues for stronger accountability and oversight of commercial spyware that can compromise ordinary users.