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The judge previously ruled that Sheikh Mohammed conducted a campaign of fear and intimidation against his estranged wife and ordered the abduction of two of his daughters. вЂњThe findings represent a total abuse of trust, and indeed an abuse of power, to a significant extent.вЂќ вЂњThe findings made in this judgment prove that he has behaved in a manner which will do the opposite of building trust,вЂі McFarlane said in the ruling. The ruling is important because Judge Andrew McFarlane has insisted throughout the case that Sheikh Mohammed needed to build trust with the court that he wouldnвЂ™t take unilateral action to remove the children from their motherвЂ™s care. Princess Haya, 47, fled to Britain with her children in April 2019, saying she had become terrified of her husbandвЂ™s threats and intimidation. WednesdayвЂ™s decision is the latest episode in the long-running custody battle between Sheikh Mohammed, 72, and his estranged wife. вЂњI think itвЂ™s important to address this now before it becomes an even bigger problem.вЂќ вЂњIf that situation is not addressed by governments, by tech companies and by other institutions, we could live in a world where this sort of thing gets targeted not just at the dissidents and the journalists and the ex-wives of the world, but perhaps ordinary folks might be targeted or could be vulnerable to this sort of surveillance,вЂќ he said. The case highlights the danger posed by unregulated companies selling surveillance technology to вЂњsome of the worldвЂ™s most repressive governments,вЂќ Marzcak told The Associated Press.

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In addition, NSO adviser Cherie Blair, the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, contacted one of the princessвЂ™ lawyers to inform her that the company suspected its software had been вЂњmisusedвЂќ to hack into her phone. The hacking of Princess HayaвЂ™s phone came to light partly through the work of William Marczak, a fellow at Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog at the University of Toronto. NSO has been at the center of allegations that governments are abusing electronic surveillance technology to spy on political opponents, human rights activists and journalists. The software is licensed exclusively to nation states for use by their security services. Sheikh Mohammed, who is also vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, gave his вЂњexpress or implied authorityвЂќ to hack the phones of the princess and her attorneys using Pegasus spyware produced by NSO Group of Israel, the court said.

LONDON - The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, hacked the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya and her attorneys during the legal battle over custody of their two children, BritainвЂ™s High Court found Wednesday.

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