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I refuse to use Israeli tech in my stack if at all possible. I don't see how someone could use software like Snyk and not put themselves at risk (founders are e
by bbqfog 2y ago
I refuse to use Israeli tech in my stack if at all possible. I don't see how someone could use software like Snyk and not put themselves at risk (founders are ex-IDF Unit 8200). Especially in the area of security, it seems like using Israeli tech is inviting the wolf straight into the hen house. No thanks.
- Horffupolde 2y ago[flagged]
- bbqfog 2y agoI don’t use Intel either (at least as my main processor).
- neerajsi 2y agoYes, I think the pager attack is also an interesting case study. It's one thing to execute a supply chain compromise for information gathering, where the target may never know what happened. On the other hand, flaunting your abilities in that area will just lead you to being cut out of supply chains.
- bawolff 2y agoHezbolla didn't intentionally include israel in its supply chain. The impressive part of the attack is that they managed to insert themselves into an enemy's military supply chain without their enemy knowing - which is a 101 thing militaries try to prevent. If they were just abusing their known position in a supply chain, it would be much less impressive. So i don't think it follows that the attack would lead to israel being cut out of supply chains, since the attack didn't involve that.
- bbqfog 2y agoIt wasn't "impressive", it just operated outside the bounds of moral values that the rest of the world holds, so it was unexpected.
- bawolff 2y ago[flagged]
- bbqfog 2y agoI didn't find it technically impressive at all. It was just morally objectionable and a major human rights violation. This along with all of the other human rights violations that Israel has committed are yet another reason I would never do business with anyone or anything even remotely associated with Israel. Boycotting Israel does help this problem if it means Israel goes the way of apartheid South Africa. That's the whole point, to end the regime.
- bawolff 2y agoYou can boycott things for whatever political reasons you want, but boycotting something for political reasons is very different than boycotting to improve your own security. My impression is that it is the latter the original post was suggesting, and its the latter that doesn't make sense to me, as a practical matter.
- bbqfog 2y agoIsrael blew people up with consumer devices. My number one concern is my own safety.
- saagarjha 2y ago[flagged]
- bbqfog 2y agoIsrael literally blew people up with a supply chain violation. I’m very comfortable with my assessment.
- slavak 2y agoThe supply chain violation was performed by a Hungarian shell company with no links to Israeli tech. Using it as an example of why you would avoid any Israel-based companies is a weird security strategy.
- bbqfog 2y agoIt was an Israeli operation. Israelis celebrated it and bragged about it. It is a prime example of why I don't do business with Israel.
- Jiro 2y ago[flagged]
- bbqfog 2y agoYes I am boycotting Israel (and Zionism), for genocide, apartheid, human rights violations, interfering with my own government. They've been breaking international law since the Balfour Declaration.
- skyyler 2y agoThank you for having morals. I find it's really interesting how many comments opinions like this get on reddit and HN. It almost feels like there are orgs similar to marketing firms that get paid to promote zionism on the internet...
- aprilthird2021 2y agoI didn't know this about Snyk. Taking them out of my tools and unregistering myself immediately. Thanks!
- bbqfog 2y agoYou're welcome. One of the founders has since started a new AI venture called Tessl: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-tessl-worth-reported-750-080100819.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-tessl-worth-reporte... The VC firm Boldstart has deep ties to the Israel intelligence community, so you pretty much want to avoid any of their investments.