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I'm guessing you are just trolling, but still going to address this. Every time an american agency finds a vulnerability they are faced with a choice: - Use it
by kmonsen 11y ago
I'm guessing you are just trolling, but still going to address this.
Every time an american agency finds a vulnerability they are faced with a choice:
- Use it, possibly against foreign targets
- Share it with american vendors to make the country and its businesses safer
It should be clear that in most cases the value of protecting american interest is vastly more valuable than attacking foreign interests.
It's like Clinton lobbying cruise missiles at Afghanistan, whatever they destroyed was worth a lot less than the missile itself. If for example Apple and Google can be protected that is probably worth a lot more than whatever can be gained by using this offensively.
And note that every time a cyber weapon is used there is a large risk that the entity being attacked can learn how the attack worked and use this back at your interests.
- marcoperaza 11y agoYou're absolutely right that there's multiple interests being balanced here. That's the point I was trying to make. I think the FBI is making the right call here. An exploit that requires physical access to the phone and that sells for a million dollars per use is not a big risk to anyone.