UPDATED February 25, 2025

Ethical, judicial and lawful use of our technology is paramount to our mission of accelerating justice and saving lives around the world. Cellebrite’s digital investigative software solutions support forensically sound, lawfully sanctioned investigations and are not spyware, surveillance or any other type of offensive cyber activity.    

We take seriously all allegations of a customer’s potential misuse of our technology in ways that would run counter to both explicit and implied conditions outlined in our end-user agreement.  

After a review of the allegations brought forth by the December 2024 Amnesty International report, Cellebrite took precise steps to investigate each claim in accordance with our ethics and integrity policies. We found it appropriate to stop the use of our products by the relevant customers at this time.  

We assess countries we do business with – both on an annual and ad-hoc basis due to political and cultural shifts. We regularly track countries and review a multitude of indexes ranging from democratization to human rights to rule of law. Our robust compliance and ethics program is designed so that democratized nations around the globe use our technology ethically and lawfully – all paramount to our mission of accelerating justice, safeguarding communities and helping to save lives.  

December 16, 2024

We are aware of Amnesty International’s report detailing its findings on the use of surveillance technologies against civil society in Serbia.

Ethical, judicial and lawful use of our technology is paramount to our mission of accelerating justice and saving lives around the globe. Our digital investigative software solutions do not install malware, nor do they perform real-time surveillance consistent with spyware or any other type of offensive cyber activity. 

We appreciate Amnesty International highlighting the alleged misuse of our technology. We take all allegations seriously of a customer’s potential misuse of our technology in ways that would run counter to both explicit and implied conditions outlined in our License Agreement. 

We are investigating the claims made in this report and are prepared to take measures in line with our ethical values and contracts, including termination of Cellebrite’s relationship with any relevant agencies. 

Cellebrite complies with United States, European Union, United Kingdom and other relevant sanctions and export regulations and controls, which prohibit doing business with certain nations. In 2021, we established an Ethics and Integrity Committee that advises our Board of Directors on ethical business practices. Each year, Cellebrite evaluates where it conducts business and determines whether to make any changes based on a wide range of factors, including the country’s political structure and commitment to democracy, human rights and privacy. Since 2020, Cellebrite has voluntarily ceased selling to customers in more than 60 countries, including certain countries specifically cited in the Amnesty International report.

We remain committed to continue evolving our business practices in ways that will promote the ethical and responsible use of our technology by our customers around the world.

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