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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers' iDevices with its surveillance software.
The lawsuit alleges that company violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), California's Unfair Competition Law, and the terms of use for Apple's own iCloud when its spyware was installed on victims' devices without their knowledge or consent.
Last March, NSO asked the court to toss Apple's lawsuit, arguing that Cupertino should be required to sue the developer in Israel, its home jurisdiction.
The court, in its ruling on Monday, dismissed these arguments, noting that "the anti-hacking purpose of the CFAA fits Apple's allegations to a T, and NSO has not shown otherwise."
"The technology in question is critical to law enforcement and intelligence agencies in their efforts to maintain public safety.
Apple, meanwhile, took the win, and a spokesperson told The Register that this lawsuit is just one of the ways the iGiant is fighting back against spyware vendors.
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