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WhatsApp forces Pegasus spyware maker to share its secret code

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Post by roywiggins »

cedws wrote: post #6

I don't understand why the NSO Group, and by extension Israel, has not been sanctioned over this spyware. It's a dangerous company that sells tools ripe for abuse to some of the West's worst anti-democractic enemies.

NSO has been:

https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-adds-foreign-compani...

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Post by dkjaudyeqooe »

cedws wrote: post #6

I don't understand why the NSO Group, and by extension Israel, has not been sanctioned over this spyware. It's a dangerous company that sells tools ripe for abuse to some of the West's worst anti-democractic enemies.

For the same reason it hasn't had any of $10 billion in military aid reduced even after acting counter to numerous US interests and values:

Politics.

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Post by dkjaudyeqooe »

rdtsc wrote: post #3

> Initially, the NSO sought to block all discovery in the lawsuit, "due to various US and Israeli restrictions," but that blanket request was denied. Interesting approach. The court could probably care less about Israeli restrictions as it's a different country. Officially US govt blacklisted Pegasus https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/us-blacklists-ma... . However, I wouldn't be surprised if some US spy agen…

What's "interesting" is that they claim protection available to governments, as if they speak and act on behalf of those governments.

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Post by richardw »

cedws wrote: post #6

I don't understand why the NSO Group, and by extension Israel, has not been sanctioned over this spyware. It's a dangerous company that sells tools ripe for abuse to some of the West's worst anti-democractic enemies.

/engage tinfoil hat.

I’d guess there are some deep benefits in having a strong partner selling this stuff compared to a rival. Not great for the target countries at all, but good for the Israeli and US intelligence apparatus.

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Post by MattGaiser »

cedws wrote: post #6

I don't understand why the NSO Group, and by extension Israel, has not been sanctioned over this spyware. It's a dangerous company that sells tools ripe for abuse to some of the West's worst anti-democractic enemies.

Because NSO group has been sanctioned?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/11/03/pegasus...

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