Israel eases rules on cyber weapons exports despite criticism

guest · Aug 25, 2019

Israel eases rules on cyber weapons exports despite criticism
August 22, 2019
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/I...yber-weapons-exports-despite-criticism-599402

Israel is easing export rules on offensive cyber weapons, despite accusations by human rights and privacy groups that its technologies are used by some governments to spy on political foes and crush dissent.

Industry specialists say the change makes a speedier approval process possible for the sale of cyber weapons, or spyware, which are used to break into electronic devices and monitor online communications.
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Advanced cyber weapons were until recently deployed only by the most technically sophisticated government spy agencies, such as those in the United States, Israel, China and Russia.

Ron Deibert, director of Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which focuses on digital espionage and has uncovered alleged spyware abuses in countries including the United Arab Emirates and Mexico, said it was "unfortunate" that Israel was loosening its rules.
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mirimir · Aug 26, 2019

Israel clearly doesn't care at all about seeming "nice". And given their circumstances, "frightening" is arguably the safer option.

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