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Big 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
by fmajid 5y ago
Big 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?