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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by tedunangst on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:22PM (#21393501)
If you haven't heard of NSO, does "Isreael's NSO" actually clarify anything? Maybe now you know where they are, but you're still no more informed as to what they are.
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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by tyingq on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @08:27PM (#21393517)
Yes, it tells me a lot about intent, where people's opinions might lie, and so on. We can pretend like global politics doesn't set context, but it just...does.

"Israelie Security Firm NSO" would totally clarify it for me.

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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by srtjstjsj on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:05PM (#21393707)
NSO is a hacking and government-sponsored-terrorism firm, not a security firm.
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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by fortran77 on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:47PM (#21393914)
It's not "government sponsored." It used to be owned by a British company, and was sold to a European private equity firm.
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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by tyingq on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:07PM (#21393714)
Good context I could use.
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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by tedunangst on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:22PM (#21393784)
Bit wordy for a title limited to 80 characters though.
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Re:WhatsApp sues NSO Group for allegedly helping spies hack ... by tyingq on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:28PM (#21393816)
I imagine news orgs find a way to balance. "NSO" is pretty clearly not enough.
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