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Re:US puts NSO Group on trade blacklist by shmatt on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @11:27AM (#29096009)
These are the same people (ex 8200 - Israeli NSA) who sell security startups for 9 figures within a year of opening them. Then the next year open another one

The same people are playing both sides

It's not like the government doesn't purchase private sector cyber security. It's just 1 group of very smart people doing all the work for both sides

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Re:US puts NSO Group on trade blacklist by DisjointedHunt on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @01:45PM (#29098003)
I'm not speaking about the founders. I should have been more specific. The talent in the NSA that leaves and ends up working for the UAE, as an example[1]

[1]https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/47/

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Re:US puts NSO Group on trade blacklist by gad0lin on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:00PM (#29098212)
Episode 100 of darknetdiaries is devoted to NSO and talks about usage of Pegasus in Mexico and other countries https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/100/

I think there might have been pressure on NSO as part of trial of Google|Fb.. against them. https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/22/22194930/microsoft-googl...

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Re:US puts NSO Group on trade blacklist by DisjointedHunt on Thursday November 04, 2021 @01:54AM (#29103958)
Okay, let me repeat. I’m not speaking about NSOs founders or the org. The concern I’m highlighting is that we’re not treating our most brilliant minds with the care that keeps them happy here.

That is the link to episode 47 of dark net diaries.

I guess Hacker News has devolved into a place of talking over each other and downvotes.

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