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janice1999

> Israel is obviously complicated

They also have a large and profitable industry selling state of the art tools to authoritarian regimes/dictators to target democracy activists and journalists.

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But would they sell to Russia/China which is in opposition to their biggest sponsor - the USA? The answer is obviously: if they can get away with it. Personally it seems more likely to be US but that's just a gut feeling.

So does every other industrialized country.

Source? I've not heard of an NSO Group equivalent in any other country.

How much attention do you pay to the space? (I'm asking sincerely.)

Perhaps not enough. I've certainly heard of shady companies, but I simply am not aware of a direct analogue to NSO Group. I am curious if you know of one!

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