Comment by sReinwald

And why have I heard about them? I'll give you a hint: It's not because they have a fantastic marketing and PR department. It's because their product kept showing up on the phones of assassinated journalists and imprisoned dissidents.

I looked you up a bit. You clearly know this industry. So when you say there are American companies with "more effective" tools than NSO, I have to assume you're not speaking hypothetically - you're speaking from professional knowledge.

Your response is like a chemical industry veteran hearing about a company that poisoned a river and killed dozens, then saying "you're only mad at ACME Chemicals because you've heard of them."

That leaves two possibilities:

- You know other companies are doing comparable harm and you're remarkably comfortable with it

- You're defending a uniquely destructive company by falsely equating it with legitimate businesses

Either way, you're using your industry credibility to minimize documented atrocities. Given your expertise, that's clearly not ignorance - it's a choice.

Which are you, Thomas? Someone with inside knowledge of comparable human rights abuses who's been sitting on it? Or someone minimizing documented atrocities to defend your industry's reputation?

The spotlight on NSO exists because of the graves they helped fill. Your response tells us exactly where you stand on that.

Have a fantastic day, I hope you pass a mirror or two and can actually stand looking at yourself.