WhatsApp Inc. et al v. NSO Group Technologies Limited et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
WHATSAPP LLC and
META PLATFORMS, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
and Q CYBER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,
Defendants.
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Case No. 4:19-cv-07123-PJH
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION FOR PERMANENT
INJUNCTION
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The Motion for Permanent Injunction (“Motion”) filed by Plaintiffs WhatsApp LLC 	and
Meta Platforms, Inc. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) against Defendants NSO Group Technologies Lim-
ited and Q Cyber Technologies (collectively, “Defendants”) is before the Court. Having considered
the materials and arguments before the Court and for good cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion is GRANTED. The Court determines
that Plaintiffs have shown irreparable injury as a result of Defendants’ violations of the law for which
money damages are inadequate, that the balance of hardships weighs in favor of injunctive relief, and
that an injunction is in the public interest. See eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., 547 U.S. 388, 391
(2006).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs are entitled to a Permanent Injunction as fol-
lows:
1. 	Consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), this Permanent Injunction
binds Defendants; Defendants’ officers, agents, servants, and employees; and all other persons who
are in active concert or participation with Defendants and Defendants’ officers, agents, servants, and
employees (collectively, the “Prohibited Parties”). Notwithstanding anything herein, neither Defend-
ants’ foreign sovereign customers nor Defendants’ outside counsel are Prohibited Parties.
2. 	This Permanent Injunction binds the Prohibited Parties with respect to the WhatsApp
platform, including WhatsApp servers and the WhatsApp client applications (collectively, the
“WhatsApp Platform”).
3. 	The Prohibited Parties are immediately and permanently enjoined from:
a. 	Developing, using, selling, offering for sale, distributing, transferring, or li-
censing, whether directly or through a third party, intermediary, or proxy, any technology that inter-
acts with or emulates any aspect of the WhatsApp Platform in any way, including as a method or
approach used to install and deploy the technology (an “installation vector”), without first requesting
and obtaining Plaintiffs’ express written permission;
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b. 	Collecting, or assisting others in collecting, data or information from the
WhatsApp Platform, whether directly or through a third party, intermediary, or proxy, without first
requesting and obtaining Plaintiffs’ express written permission;
c. 	Reverse engineering or decompiling code from the WhatsApp Platform,
whether directly or through a third party, intermediary, or proxy, without first requesting and obtain-
ing Plaintiffs’ express written permission; and
d. 	Creating accounts, whether directly or through a third party, intermediary, or
proxy, on the WhatsApp Platform, without first requesting and obtaining Plaintiffs’ express written
permission.
4. 	The Prohibited Parties are required to delete and destroy any and all computer code
or technologies that use, access, or depend on the WhatsApp Platform, including the WhatsApp In-
stallation Server (“WIS”), to delete all data obtained or derived from use of or access to the WhatsApp
Platform in the Prohibited Parties’ possession, and to disable customer access to any and all computer
code or technologies maintained by the Prohibited Parties that use, access, or depend on the
WhatsApp Platform.
5. 	The Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Permanent Injunction
and to address other matters arising out of or regarding this Permanent Injunction, including any
allegations that Defendants have failed to comply with their obligations as set forth in this Permanent
Injunction, and the parties shall submit to the Court’s jurisdiction for those purposes.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 	November 12, 2025 	/s/ Phyllis J. Hamilton
Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton
United States District Judge
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