"The United Kingdom's government is investing in spyware developed and tested on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank despite its public criticism of Israeli action there. In addition to the Corsight facial recognition technology used to track, trace and detain thousands of Palestinian civilians passing through checkpoints in Gaza and the West Bank, the UK government has disregarded its own public concerns over Israel's war on Gaza and de facto annexation of the West Bank and has purchased spyware from at least two other Israeli-linked manufacturers: Cellebrite and BriefCam."
"Cellebrite is an Israeli company closely linked to that country's military. It has developed software that can bypass passwords and security protocols on smartphones and computers and access data from them. That software has been used extensively by the Israeli military on Palestinians across Gaza and the West Bank, including to harvest data from the phones of thousands of detained Palestinians, many of whom have been subjected to systematic torture, a report by the American Friends Service Committee said."
"Despite its stated public concerns over Israeli action in Gaza and the West Bank, records show the UK has entered into several agreements to take advantage of the technology used by Israel in Palestinian territory. According to public records, a number of UK police forces have purchased access to Cellebrite software, including the City of London Police, which renewed its one-year contract with the Israeli company for more than 95,000 pounds ($128,600) in June."
The United Kingdom invests in spyware developed and tested on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, contradicting its public criticism of Israeli actions. The UK has purchased technology from multiple Israeli-linked manufacturers including Corsight, Cellebrite, and BriefCam. Cellebrite, closely linked to Israel's military, develops software that bypasses security protocols and accesses smartphone and computer data. This software has been extensively used by the Israeli military to harvest data from detained Palestinians, many subjected to torture. Cellebrite also received US Department of Defense support for tunnel-mapping technology in Gaza. UK police forces, including City of London Police and Leicestershire Police, have purchased and renewed contracts for Cellebrite software access despite the government's stated concerns over Israeli operations.
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