Joe Biden had said that China and Russia were “protecting” and “even accommodating” cyber hackers and their hacking. “The United States condemns the harassment or extrajudicial surveillance of journalists, human rights activists, or other perceived regime critics,” a White House spokesperson said via email to The Hindu in response to a question on what U.S. President Joe Biden’s position on the issue was. Only on Monday U.S. President Joe Biden had said that China and Russia were “protecting” and “even accommodating” cyber hackers and their hacking. Tuesday’s statement from the White House spokesperson stopped short of naming Israel — where NSO Group is based. “Just as states have the duty to protect human rights, businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights, including by ensuring that their products or services are not being used by end-users to abuse fundamental freedoms,” the spokesperson said.

Source: The Hindu July 20, 2021 14:32 UTC