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Israel has a large security industry with deep ties to their military. More so than other countries.
by rapsey 6y ago
Israel has a large security industry with deep ties to their military. More so than other countries.
- alpb 6y agoSpecifically, Israel has a huge cybersecurity software business around selling oppressive regimes NSA-style tools of mass surveillance and spyware kits. This is a government-sanctioned industry (US intelligence is in this too), and doesn't seem to have any ethics. Here are some stories: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-government-okayed-sale-of-spyware-that-exploits-iphones/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-government-okayed-sale... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-nso-exclusive/exclusive-fbi-probes-use-of-israeli-firms-spyware-in-personal-and-government-hacks-sources-idUSKBN1ZT38B https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-nso-exclusive/e... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)