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Oct 8, 8 tweets

The Israeli national security state is known the world over for its ethically questionable practices. But few people know that many of the world’s top companies were actually started by alumni of Israeli intelligence services—the same services that surveil and oppress the Palestinian population.

MintPress lays out eight companies with extremely close ties to Israeli intelligence.

Waze.

Unit 8200 is an elite military unit that carries out surveillance, cyber warfare and clandestine operations for Israel.

Google.

Viber.

Microsoft.

The VPN market.

For more on the Israeli connection to the world of tech and privacy, read this exclusive MintPress News investigation by @AlanRMacLeod : mintpressnews.com/exposed-how-is…

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