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Does Israel have an entire start-up sector dedicated to spyware or something? I feel like I'm reading about these all the time?
by throwaway984393 5y ago
Does Israel have an entire start-up sector dedicated to spyware or something? I feel like I'm reading about these all the time?
- saagarjha 5y agoIsrael has mandatory military service, and a lot of people go to work in their large SIGINT divisions (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200). A lot of them then leave service and go on to use those skills in the cybersecurity industry–on both sides.
- smashah 5y agoYes, and major VCs, Big Tech companies, self diagnosed contrarians and the establishment OSINT crowd see nothing wrong with it or see it as a legitimate endeavour.
- underdeserver 5y agoLook back at them - these stories are always about NSO group, the same company. Nobody mildly self-conscious with a shred of ethics works there. It's not fair to an entire industry to be painted in this light because of one bad actor.