NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies

Re:NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at... by mullen on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:07PM (#21413138)

There is no reason why other well educated countries could being doing the same thing, but with the Israeli's, nothing is off the table. If a company in Israeli learns how to hack WhatsApp, that is seen as an advantage for the Israeli government. If an American company learns how to hack WhatsApp, they bound by ethics to let WhatsApp know and make sure the issue is fixed. Israeli culture thinks that is crazy to do that because they can use the flaw against their enemies.

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Re:NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at... by Answerawake on Thursday October 31, 2019 @06:42PM (#21414532)

Sounds like they are morally bankrupt. This is not something to be proud of in today's world.

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Re:NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at... by matt_j on Thursday October 31, 2019 @08:03PM (#21415072)

I agree that it isn't a trait to be proud of, but show me a government that isn't morally bankrupt and I'll show you a government that you don't know enough about.

Being civilized seems to be a low priority in the civilized world.

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Re:NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at... by acomjean on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:42AM (#21416331)

The US also has export restrictions on crypto and other tech, which makes this kind of business harder for US companies. Especially with countries that aren’t strong Us allies.

When I worked in the radar business we couldnt just sell them to anyone.

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