Morocco’s Data Protection Watchdog Investigates Pegasus Spyware Allegations

"Following the publication, by several international press outlets, of allegations alleging supposed intrusion actions and invasion of privacy on telephone devices, while making direct accusations against public authorities and national institutions, the CNDP announces that it is seizing the subject," the Commission said in a statement relayed by the MAP.

In this regard, the CNDP will examine the various allegations made by the said press outlets, evaluate the substance and validity of the arguments underlying them, and measure their impact on the relationship of trust of citizens and residents in Morocco in the national and international digital ecosystem, the same source specifies.

The CNDP recalls its mission to work, in accordance with the Kingdom’s international commitments, the provisions of Law 09-08 relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, its implementing decree and the related uses, the right to privacy, guaranteed by Article 24 of the Constitution.