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> Israel is obviously complicated They also have a large and profitable industry selling state of the art tools to authoritarian regimes/dictators to target d
by janice1999 3y ago
> Israel is obviously complicated
They also have a large and profitable industry selling state of the art tools to authoritarian regimes/dictators to target democracy activists and journalists.
- Snow_Falls 3y agoBut would they sell to Russia/China which is in opposition to their biggest sponsor - the USA? The answer is obviously: if they can get away with it. Personally it seems more likely to be US but that's just a gut feeling.
- tptacek 3y agoSo does every other industrialized country.
- SpaghettiCthulu 3y agoSource? I've not heard of an NSO Group equivalent in any other country.
- tptacek 3y agoHow much attention do you pay to the space? (I'm asking sincerely.)
- SpaghettiCthulu 3y agoPerhaps not enough. I've certainly heard of shady companies, but I simply am not aware of a direct analogue to NSO Group. I am curious if you know of one!