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Re:'Karma': A hack used by the UAE to break into iPhones of ... by mlindner on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @10:04PM (#19041933)
> I was not trying to suggest that

You were by simply stating it. It's the same type of saying-but-not-saying lines that the media uses like "if this allegation proves to be true" or similar such phrases. The fact that you state it suggests to the reader that people think it. If it was an honest mistake in wording on your part that's one thing, but you should probably avoid using such phrasing.

Look at all the people responding to the post you responded to saying that Apple did it. There's no reason to give a forum for such ideas.

Re:'Karma': A hack used by the UAE to break into iPhones of ... by intertextuality on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:07AM (#19042768)
No, they were not. They said "whether or not..". That does not imply Apple did anything.

In this case, it doesn't matter whether or not Apple even had a hand in it. The issue is that security exploits are security exploits, regardless if intentionally designed or not.