Greek Court Finds Spyware Executives Guilty

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The Council of State of Greece building in Athens, July 14, 2015. © 2015 C messier An Athens court in a landmark ruling on February 26 delivered the first convictions in Greece’s “Predatorgate” scandal. The court found three executives of the Greek spyware company Intellexa, and another prominent businessman, all guilty of unlawfully accessing information systems, violating communications privacy, and interfering with personal data systems, using spyware.The ruling is an important step toward surveillance accountability and the rule of law in Greece.…

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