Date:

16 Jun 2026

Content Type:

Article

A policy paper by the University of Minnesota Law School’s Human Rights Center provides a critical assessment of the Pall Mall Process and its voluntary Code of Practice, arguing that thus far, there are significant shortcomings in effectively regulating spyware and addressing ongoing human rights concerns.

Date:

15 Mar 2026

Content Type:

Article

A SIPRI guide explains how Pall Mall Process signatory states can strengthen export controls on commercial cyber intrusion capabilities to improve oversight, accountability, and human rights protection.

Date:

2 Feb 2026

Content Type:

Article

Civil society groups warned that spyware firm NSO Group is using participation in the Pall Mall Process to rehabilitate its image despite a history of alleged human rights abuses, arguing that companies linked to spyware misuse should be excluded from the Pall Mall Process until they undergo meaningful reform and oversight.

Date:

19 Jan 2026

Content Type:

Article

The European Digital Rights (EDRi) network has compiled resources related to spyware abuse in the EU. The organisation argues that spyware abuse has become normalized across Europe amid weak institutional responses, and calls for an EU-wide ban on spyware, an end to the commercial spyware and vulnerability markets, and stronger legal remedies and accountability mechanisms for victims.

Date:

15 Aug 2025

Content Type:

Article

While 2025 has seen growing legal and policy efforts like the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice and major spyware-related court cases, meaningful binding international regulation is still lacking, leaving civil society and litigation to fill key enforcement gaps against spyware abuse.

Date:

9 May 2025

Content Type:

Article

Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin argues that while the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice marks real but limited progress toward regulating spyware, it remains a weak, non-binding framework that falls short of establishing enforceable legal standards, meaningful accountability, or protections for victims of surveillance abuse.

Date:

8 May 2025

Content Type:

Article

Freedom House argues that the Pall Mall Process Code of Practice is a promising but imperfect step toward curbing commercial spyware abuse, and that its success will depend on strong implementation and sustained civil society oversight to hold governments accountable.

Date:

9 Apr 2025

Content Type:

Article

The Pall Mall Process—a diplomatic effort to prevent the proliferation of commercial spyware—has released a voluntary Code of Practice, but its content and practical application remains an open question.

Date:

7 Feb 2024

Content Type:

Article

A global coalition comprising numerous countries and major tech companies has collaborated to combat the misuse of commercial spyware for human rights violations. The initiative, named the Pall Mall Process, focuses on addressing the uncontrolled dissemination of cyber intrusion tools by establishing guiding principles and policies. Key countries are missing, however, including Israel.