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It sounds like the investigator has no evidence that the Saudis did anything at all. But yes, most governments that do any intelligence work at all do develop
by lawnchair_larry 8y ago
It sounds like the investigator has no evidence that the Saudis did anything at all.
But yes, most governments that do any intelligence work at all do develop and/or buy Android and IOS 0day and rootkit tools from shady private companies.
- meowface 8y agoWhy do you say they have no evidence? They claim to have a lot of evidence but decided not to disclose it here due to officials currently investigating the case. Sure, they could be lying, or the evidence could be not as strong as they suggest, but they seem confident that there is strong evidence that the Saudi government accessed Bezos' phone.
- jjeaff 8y agoThat's not what the article says. De Becker claims to have extensive evidence that the Saudi's did it.
- fogetti 8y agoDe Becker claims to have evidence and lawnchair_harry claims there is none (we haven't seen any at least). De Becker has all the reasons to bluff while lawnchair_harry has all the reasons to be skeptical. I am not sure why is he downvoted.
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- archgoon 8y agoWhat reason does de Becker have to falsely accuse the Saudi Government of hacking Jeff's phone? I don't see any upside for Bezos and de Becker to make themselves enemies of the Saudi Arabian government.
- nindalf 8y agoThere’s no downside. Bezos and the Saudis are already enemies because of the Washington Post’s coverage. What’s this article going to do? Make MBS feel sad?