He previously encouraged the ~unchecked proliferation of mercenary spyware.
Predictably, governments, journalists & human rights defenders got hacked with #Pegasus.
His successor took some steps to rein things in.
But now?
Mark my words.
If Netanyahu returns to a familiar role of pushing mercenary spyware & fostering lax oversight, the result will be fresh national security & diplomatic crises.
Because it's a certainty that some customers will use the tech in reckless ways.
And get discovered.
NSO Group specifically was probably trying to weather the storm until Netanyahu's return.
Helping NSO out of it's financial jam will probably mean helping them cut new deals.
It's going to mean a lot of dictators getting hacking tools.
And a lot more victims.
Curious whether Netanyahu's new gov decides to renew diplomatic pressure on behalf of NSO Group.
Should we expect a fresh effort to get the US to lift sanctions?
The spectacle of a diplomatic apparatus going to bat for such a globally notorious bad actor would be interesting.
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As I told @CNN's @donie, the 'research' backing the claims is a joke.
And that's not even counting the devastatingly obvious errors...
Let me give you some examples 1/
2/ 2000 Mules features a bunch of made up looking scenes that are best described as a mashup of a 90s hacker movie + CSI.
I guess this is supposed to make True the Vote's conclusions seem more credible.
Of course, in this data fever dream we have a guide...
3/ Trump-pardoned felon Dinesh D'Souza deserves a Golden Raspberry for acting increasingly incredulous & shocked as the True the Vote people unwind their utterly-debunked claims...