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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

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Re: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

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when your software is highly illegal, i doubt you can find many investors

“Highly illegal” Sells directly to government agencies…

because they are the only ones who can make it legal

Re: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

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If everyone works for the public sector, who's gonna work in the "evil private sector" to make the tax money that funds the public sector?

Is that really true? Isn't it the other way around: the public sector funds the private sector that allows people to amass their hoards?

No

Re: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors

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Oh my sweet summer child..

Very few countries have dedicated offensive cyber units. Even fewer have dedicated offensive military cyber units. Of those that do, almost none are peers to unit 8200.

No, a huge amount of countries have this. I agree that very few are peers to the Israelis though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cyber_warfare_forces

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