Editing Elbit Systems (section)

=== Ethiopia ===
On December 6, 2017, the [[Citizen Lab]] reported that Ethiopian dissidents and journalists in the US, UK, and other countries were targeted by sophisticated commercial spyware, sold and operated by Cyberbit, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Marczak |first1=Bill |last2=Alexander |first2=Geoffrey |last3=McKune |first3=Sarah |last4=Scott-Railton |first4=John |last5=Deibert |first5=Ron |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Champing at the Cyberbit: Ethiopian Dissidents Targeted with New Commercial Spyware |url=https://citizenlab.ca/2017/12/champing-cyberbit-ethiopian-dissidents-targeted-commercial-spyware/ |language=en-US |access-date=2019-07-09 |website=The Citizen Lab}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Ethiopia: New Spate of Abusive Surveillance |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/06/ethiopia-new-spate-abusive-surveillance |access-date=2019-07-09 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref> Ronald Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab, said "the findings raised questions about the company's human rights due-diligence practices and processes for preventing misuse of its software."<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 6, 2017 |title=CORRECTED-Israeli firm's spyware used against Ethiopian dissidents -Canadian group |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/elbit-systems-ethiopia-rights-idAFL8N1O64D1 |access-date=2023-04-05}}</ref> In a reply to an inquiry from [[Human Rights Watch]] on the topic, Cyberbit did not deny selling this kind of technology, and rejected responsibility for its possible misuse on its customers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Cyberbit Solutions Response to Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/06/cyberbit-solutions-response-human-rights-watch |access-date=2019-07-09 |website=Human Rights Watch |language=en}}</ref>