Report: Jordan has been using Israeli digital tools to spy on pro-Gaza activists

Jordan has been using Israeli digital surveillance tools since 2020 against civil society members, particularly activists in support of Palestinians in Gaza, according to a new report by Citizen Lab.

Phone-cracking products by Israeli firm Cellebrite “have been used by the Jordanian authorities to extract data from the phones of activists and civil society members without their consent,” the report says.

“During our forensic investigation of devices that were seized by authorities and returned to their owners, we uncovered iOS and Android Indicators of Compromise that we attribute with high confidence to Cellebrite’s forensic extraction products,” it says, adding that “court records shared with the Citizen Lab indicate use of Cellebrite products in criminal prosecutions against activists and members of Jordanian civil society in a manner that does not comply with human rights treaties that Jordan has ratified.”