No information about spyware used by Swiss Federal Police

A lawyer will not be granted access to the contract for Israeli spy software used by the federal police and intelligence service. This was decided by the Federal Administrative Court. The lawyer suspects that the spyware in question is Pegasus. The developer of this controversial software is the Israeli technology company NSO Group. The lawyer submitted his application in mid-August 2021, in the wake of revelations by Swiss radio and television about the use of Israeli spyware by the criminal justice system and the Federal Intelligence Service. + Swiss government accused of massive online surveillance The Federal Office of Police (FedPol) refused to disclose information about a possible contract with companies offering "GovWare" surveillance programmes. This is the result of a judgement by the Federal Administrative Court published on Friday. The FedPol invoked public interests, including Switzerland's internal and external security. The Federal Administrative Court supports this.