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So hacking phones for the US governement is ok, but hacking phones for Uganda is not ?

• rmah 5y ago
  Yes, according to the US gov. I imagine that according to the Ugandan gov, it's ok to hack phones of foreign govs but not of the Ugandan gov. In fact, I strongly suspect that for any nation X, it's ok to hack non-X gov phones but not X gov phones. I don't understand why this surprises anyone.
• BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago
  You're only feigning surprise.. right?
  • bestouff 5y ago
    Of course I do. I should have added "/s" ...
• hn_throwaway_69 5y ago
  You can't really equate the rules that should apply to full democracies with those that should apply to partial democracies or totalitarian regimes. There's no evidence the US has used NSO like tools to spy on the opposition (post Watergate, anyway). Partial democracies or totalitarian regimes shouldn't be given these tools under any circumstances since they can't be trusted to only use them to investigate legitimate crimes. They will present some bona fide use scenario, then use the tools for other undisclosed purposes. If NSO Group had an ounce of ethics, it wouldn't provide the software, but would request a dossier/brief which outlines, with evidence, the basis on which intrusion into the target device is sought. It would then have an agent carry out exploitation. Political "crimes" should be refused service.
  • kgonza 5y ago
    The USA is a big supporter of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have waged a destructive war in Yemen. Ergo, the USA and it's leaders are largely responsible for what has happened in Yemen. Yet I am sure that you would argue that Uganda is authoritarian but the USA is a "mature democracy". Lol.