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Israeli-founded app preloaded on Samsung phones is attracting controversy

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hersko ◴[17 Nov 25 17:14 UTC] No.45955639[source]▶
So a Unity owned bloatware company being used by Samsung is now somehow controversial because it was founded in Israel? Am i reading this right?
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Centigonal ◴[17 Nov 25 19:51 UTC] No.45957489[source]▶
From Stuxnet to Pegasus to the 2024 pager attack, Israel has a history of leveraging its tech sector to advance its national security aims through clandestine means (this is not unusual: so does the US, and so does China). If you're a country with not-so-friendly relations with Israel, the company being founded in Israel is absolutely pertinent.
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Un1corn ◴[17 Nov 25 20:44 UTC] No.45958060[source]▶
Which _Israeli_ companies were used for Stuxnet or the 2024 pager attack? NSO is not the same as the company from the article since it's explicitly a cyber company.
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1. Centigonal ◴[17 Nov 25 22:24 UTC] No.45959079{3}[source]▶
> Which _Israeli_ companies were used for Stuxnet or the 2024 pager attack?

I'll tell you as soon as you tell me exactly why ZTE devices were banned in the United States. The thing about clandestine operations is that they aren't done in the open.