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Iran isn't a totalitarian society and it doesn't keep tabs on all its citizens. There are lots of dissident groups in Iran that want to see the regime fall (man
by bjourne 6y ago
Iran isn't a totalitarian society and it doesn't keep tabs on all its citizens. There are lots of dissident groups in Iran that want to see the regime fall (many Arab minorities, for example). Recruiting from these groups to do Israel's dirty work is not complicated. Some of the Iranian scientists Israel has had killed were apparently killed by Iranian gangsters. In one instance, they drove up to the car the scientist was travelling in at an intersection, smashed the car window and fired multiple shots at him. Not that sophisticated, but gets the job done.
There is not much evidence that Israel's cyber warfare capabilities exceeds that of other states. However, Israel is clearly less reluctant than other states to use what they have offensively. Perhaps because Israel would suffer virtually no diplomatic fallout from getting caught and because it would be Iranians - not Israeli agents - who would be hanged.
Personally, I think praising Israel's cyber warfare is like praising pedophiles for amazing tech savyness for running child pornography rings undetected for so long. It leaves a bad taste, especially since Israel is trying to rebrand itself as a tech leader. The idea is that we should forget about its ongoing human rights abuses and gawk at all the tech Israel is producing.
- HenryKissinger 6y ago> There is not much evidence that Israel's cyber warfare capabilities exceeds that of other states. Israeli cyber warriors are known to be among the best in the world, on par with anything other major powers have to offer.
- seniorivn 6y agoit is a totalitarian state, just a weak one
- lupire 6y agoIt's not "branding". They sell stuff buyers want.