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Serbian authorities using spyware to illegally surveil activists, report finds
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Dec 2024
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Israel sells surveillance software to everyone. That’s probably their main source foreign currency besides the worst hummus at any grocery.
This isn’t anti-semitism, for the record. I’m criticizing Israel’s IT sector, specifically (and Sabra), for being too focused on selling zero-day exploits to police and spy agencies. It’s despicable and needs to be stopped or we’re all worse off. All zero-day viruses discovered by any government agency should be reported immediately to the company. Especially in a “democracy.” But especially in a democracy.
Here's a source for visualizing Israel's exports, ranked by value
I never in a million years would have guessed Israel's chief export was diamonds..