Bulgaria has approved the sale of spyware technology from Circles, an affiliate of NSO Group, to Azerbaijan, Serbia, Malaysia, and Mexico. The decision comes despite concerns over human rights abuses in these recipient countries.
The licensing of advanced surveillance technology to nations with documented human rights abuses raises significant concerns about potential misuse and the implications for privacy and civil liberties in those countries.
Bulgaria has issued licenses to Circles, a surveillance technology company based in Sofia, allowing the export of its technology to Azerbaijan, Serbia, Malaysia, and Mexico. Circles is an affiliate of the NSO Group, an Israeli firm widely recognized for developing the controversial Pegasus spyware. The decision to license the technology to countries with records of human rights abuses was revealed through documents obtained by POLITICO.
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