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There seems to be a disturbing trend of Israeli developers creating software that crosses some serious ethical lines. A few offhand: this, an iPhone backdoor ex
by dclowd9901 10y ago
There seems to be a disturbing trend of Israeli developers creating software that crosses some serious ethical lines. A few offhand: this, an iPhone backdoor exploit they're hiding and have provided to the us government, I believe the biggest license plate reader developer is Israeli.
Can anyone speak to this? Am I observing this on some kind of bias?
- dublinben 10y agoThis is probably just confirmation bias on your part. That being said, based on the political situation in Israel and the security culture in that country, it isn't surprising that many tech companies there would be developing tools that perpetuate that status quo. As a contrast, you would probably never see an app like this coming out of a hackathon in Gaza.[0] [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11858963 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11858963
- chillingeffect 10y agoIt's not just you. With a heritage of Soviet-era immigrants and an atmosphere of paranoia, the space of "technological solutions" in Israel looks different than it does in other cultures. If I had a moment (in a meeting atm), I'd go through and research some of the strides their scientists have been making in oppressive technology. Also, Stephen Hawking himself has recently participated in a boycott of Israel: [1] [1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/is-stephen-hawking-s-academic-boycott-of-israel-ethical-1.1346964 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/is-stephen-hawking-s-acade...