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This feels a lot like faux outrage. "How dare they!!! That's our job!!"
by snarf21 5y ago
This feels a lot like faux outrage. "How dare they!!! That's our job!!"
- md_ 5y agoThere’s every reason to be skeptical of the US government’s use of spyware, but at least it is, notionally, a democracy responsive to its citizens. A for profit company selling to the highest bidder is surely even worse, no? Like, yeah, I want nuclear weapons to be abolished. But if NSO were selling briefcase nukes to everyone interested, I wouldn’t say, “but what about the SAC?”
- wolverine876 5y agoMaybe the way to conceive of them is as mercenaries.
- md_ 5y agoI think that's accurate. And historically, there's been more moral opprobrium directed at mercenaries than those who fight for a country.
- xxpor 5y agoWho said life's fair? The fact of the matter is, given the way the world works, you probably don't want to piss off the US Treasury Department.
- wolverine876 5y ago> Who said life's fair? Certainly NSO can't complain about being victims of unfairness and government abuse.