Pegasus in Poland: Inadmissibility of Acquisition and Use of a Certain Type of Computer Program under Operational Control Cover Image

Pegasus w Polsce: niedopuszczalność nabycia i używania w ramach kontroli operacyjnej określonego typu programów komputerowych
Pegasus in Poland: Inadmissibility of Acquisition and Use of a Certain Type of Computer Program under Operational Control

Author(s): Agnieszka Barczak-Oplustil, Adam Behan, Mikołaj Małecki, Szymon Tarapata, Witold Zontek
Subject(s): Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Polska Akademia Umiejętności / Krakowski Instytut Prawa Karnego Fundacja
Keywords: Pegasus; operational control; surveillance; special services; espionage;

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the IT and legal aspects of the acquisition and use of Pegasus-type computer software under operational control in Poland. The presented findings demonstrate the inadmissibility Pegasus-type software in Poland within the framework of operational control, the acquisition and use of which may, in many situations, be deemed to be in breach of the applicable legal provisions and to fulfil the attributes of a criminal offence.

  • Issue Year: 27/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-41
  • Page Count: 37
  • Language: Polish