Enough is enough

#1

Post by beermonster » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 5:22 PM UTC

Re: Enough is enough

#2

Post by celticninja » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 5:38 PM UTC

Translation: we are going to get away with it whether we spend money on PR or not, so we are going to save the money. Fuck You.

Re: Enough is enough

#3

Post by the-dude » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

celticninja wrote: post #2

Translation: we are going to get away with it whether we spend money on PR or not, so we are going to save the money. Fuck You.

Your comment would be better without the last sentence. This is not Twitter.

Re: Enough is enough

#4

Post by COGlory » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:01 PM UTC

the-dude wrote: post #3

celticninja wrote: post #2

Translation: we are going to get away with it whether we spend money on PR or not, so we are going to save the money. Fuck You.

Your comment would be better without the last sentence. This is not Twitter.

To be honest, that last sentence was my interpretation of the press release as well.

Re: Enough is enough

#5

Post by JohnWhigham » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:03 PM UTC

This reads like literal satire, jesus christ...

Re: Enough is enough

#6

Post by jensensbutton » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:04 PM UTC

Another interesting example of a company choosing to simply route around the media. Not making a value judgement, but I'm seeing more companies opt to simply disengage and try to create their own narratives rather than go through the media via interviews/statements/etc.

Re: Enough is enough

#7

Post by Barrin92 » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:04 PM UTC

>"NSO will thoroughly investigate any credible proof of misuse of its technologies, as we always had, and will shut down the system where necessary."

From Wikipedia:

"In October 2018 Citizen Lab reported on the use of NSO software to spy on the inner circle of Jamal Khashoggi just before his murder. Citizen Lab's October report[65] stated, with high confidence, that NSO's Pegasus had been placed on the iPhone of Saudi dissident Omar Abdulaziz, one of Khashoggi's confidantes, months before. Abdulaziz stated that the software revealed Khashoggi's "private criticisms of the Saudi royal family," which according to Abdulaziz "played a major role" in Khashoggi's death.[24] In December 2018, a New York Times investigation concluded that Pegasus software played a role in the Khashoggi's murder, with a friend of Khashoggi stating in a filing that Saudi authorities had used the Israeli-made software to spy on the dissident.[66] NSO CEO Shalev Hulio stated that the company had not been involved in the "terrible murder", but declined to comment on reports that he had personally traveled to the Saudi capital Riyadh for a $55 million Pegasus sale.[14]

In June 2020, an investigation by Amnesty International alleged that Moroccan journalist Omar Radi was targeted by the Moroccan government using the Israeli spyware Pegasus. The rights group claimed that the journalist was targeted three times and spied on after his device was infected with an NSO tool. Meanwhile, Amnesty also claimed that the attack came after the NSO group updated their policy in September 2019.[67]"

Well I'm reinsured by NSO group's statements and their totally existing moral compass lol.

Re: Enough is enough

#8

Post by mt42or » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:04 PM UTC

COGlory wrote: post #4

the-dude wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your comment would be better without the last sentence. This is not Twitter.

To be honest, that last sentence was my interpretation of the press release as well.

Same, this is literally "fuck you all".

Re: Enough is enough

#9

Post by igorzx31 » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

NSO Group is dead at this point. They fucked with the wrong people. Hacking human rights advocates is fine but when Presidents and PMs start getting their phones hacked I am sure they will implement legislation to outlaw this type of software.

Re: Enough is enough

#10

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

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