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What I find hard to believe is that NSO are the only ones doing this (or by extension Israel). Are there other US based or UK based companies doing the same but
by anonymousDan 5y ago
What I find hard to believe is that NSO are the only ones doing this (or by extension Israel). Are there other US based or UK based companies doing the same but we just don't hear about them?
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- fmajid 5y agoBig nation-state security agencies do it in-house, like NSA's TAO. Israel itself wouldn't rely on NSO, quite the opposite: NSO is alums from Israel's Unit 8200 (IDF signals intelligence) repackaging a dumbed-down version the know-how they learned in the military for retail sale to tier 2 and 3 countries that don't have the capability, or to police departments that don't have access to national-security-grade spyware. I know some Unit 8200 alums, and they are scathing about the ethics of their former colleagues who went on to work for NSO.
- eyelovewe 5y agoThat is very important context to know. Thanks
- myth_drannon 5y ago8200 alumni have much better options than NSO... But yeah, every IT personnel who was installing Microsoft Sharepoint in army and their grandma suddenly become ex-8200 and every grunt becomes a navy seal.
- anonymousDan 5y agoVery interesting, thanks. Is Israel actually concerned about reputational damage from NSO? Or are they perceived as serving a useful purpose?