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Why We're Suing NSO Group

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Re: Why We're Suing NSO Group

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It sounds like suing a gun manufacturer after a shooting. NSO software might not be used ethically but it certainly can be used legally. They have no responsibility to disclose anything.

What? NSO dealt arms to the Saudi government and similarly authoritarian regimes.

Re: Why We're Suing NSO Group

#6

Journalists trusted iphones too much. They should have a public first contact and then use an exclusive and private contact for each source. A cheap samsung or huawei. iphones can't be inexpensive.

The surveillance net is really tight at this point.

One time pads over hf seems like a decent avenue but practically eliminates all sources except for trained intelligence operatives.

Re: Why We're Suing NSO Group

#7

It sounds like suing a gun manufacturer after a shooting. NSO software might not be used ethically but it certainly can be used legally. They have no responsibility to disclose anything.

Which largely doesn’t happen only because the US congress passed at an early explicit liability shield for gun manufacturers.

It seems reasonable that this might prevail in court given the arguments in the post. No guarantee, but as they say, that’s why we have the trial.

Re: Why We're Suing NSO Group

#8

It sounds like suing a gun manufacturer after a shooting. NSO software might not be used ethically but it certainly can be used legally. They have no responsibility to disclose anything.

Selling and/or using NSO and similar software in the US, with certain exceptions about use by the government, is very arguably a violation of a couple of different US laws, including the CFAA.
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