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India clears Israeli firm Cellebrite to supply phone-hacking tools to government agencies
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to India. The first report grouped here was at 13 Nov 2026, 10:22 UTC. The headline in use is “India clears Israeli firm Cellebrite to supply phone-hacking tools to government agencies”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
India has exempted Israeli surveillance company Cellebrite from domestic procurement rules, allowing government agencies to purchase its phone-extraction and hacking technology, an investigation has found. The digital-rights group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) found that Home Minister Amit Shah approved a waiver for the National Investigation Agency (NIA), clearing the way…
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
India clears Israeli firm Cellebrite to supply phone-hacking tools to government agencies
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- Middle East Eye