There’s every reason to be skeptical of the US government’s use of spyware, but at least it is, notionally, a democracy responsive to its citizens. A for profit company selling to the highest bidder is surely even worse, no?

Like, yeah, I want nuclear weapons to be abolished. But if NSO were selling briefcase nukes to everyone interested, I wouldn’t say, “but what about the SAC?”

Who said life's fair?

The fact of the matter is, given the way the world works, you probably don't want to piss off the US Treasury Department.