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BREAKING: mercenary #spyware developer #QuaDream is closing on heels last week's @citizenlab report.
Per Israeli media just now. 1/
By @omerka & @meirorbach
Story:calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/a…
Per Israeli media just now. 1/
By @omerka & @meirorbach
Story:calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/a…
https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1645820029194182657
2/ The sudden closure of #QuaDream follows hard times for the Israeli #spyware company, with our report being described as the "nail in the coffin."
[text = machine translated from Hebrew]
[text = machine translated from Hebrew]
3/ Thing about spyware companies: key threat also the people & the IP.
Like arms dealers they may try to rebrand elsewhere.
But we at @citizenlab have the ability to spot their tech & will endeavor to track it wherever it pops up.
And make sure that accountability follows.
Like arms dealers they may try to rebrand elsewhere.
But we at @citizenlab have the ability to spot their tech & will endeavor to track it wherever it pops up.
And make sure that accountability follows.
4/ As long as certain jurisdictions remain permissive for #spyware #proliferation, the problem isn't going away.
That includes EU countries (looking at you #Cyprus, #Bulgaria, #Macedonia...).
That includes EU countries (looking at you #Cyprus, #Bulgaria, #Macedonia...).
5/ What does #QuaDream closing mean re: recent US actions on #spyware proliferation?
I think QuaDream would have been covered & banned from selling to US after abuse finds.
But worth pondering how @POTUS' Executive Order can follow bad tech & people under new corp identities.
I think QuaDream would have been covered & banned from selling to US after abuse finds.
But worth pondering how @POTUS' Executive Order can follow bad tech & people under new corp identities.
6/ Another currently unsolved problem: how to make sure the best talent doesn't keep going to reckless & dangerous mercenary #spyware companies.👇
https://twitter.com/ryanaraine/status/1647651092795383808
7/ Update: Reporting in English on the #QuaDream closure.👇
By @omerbenj
By @omerbenj
https://twitter.com/avischarf/status/1647685279694614531
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