On 26 February 2026, Business and Human Rights Centre invited 9th Vision to respond to concerns that the company allegedly offered spyware to governments that had already been implicated in abuses of surveillance technology.

In 2022, a South Africa based company, 9th Vision, reportedly marketed zero-click surveillance tools to several governments, including Pakistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Mexico, and Venezuela—states previously criticized for targeting journalists, activists, and political opponents. Allegedly, the spyware could covertly access messages, contacts, and call logs, and even control device cameras and record calls. Although there are no direct reports of harm linked to 9th Vision, marketing spyware to states with documented histories of surveillance abuses would underscore weak due-diligence and human-rights safeguards that often characterize the commercial spyware sector.

9th Vision has denied these accusations and did not formally respond.