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 When we hear praises about Israel's IT industry, we have to keep in mind that those praises are directed to an industry that mostly produces and sells spyware, malware, surveillanceware and any kind of software whose only purpose is to steal data or hack other systems.

And it managed to build such an industry by attracting ITSec talent from all around the world thanks to big salaries kindly provided by its nearly 6% of GDP that goes into military spending.

If, say, Iran were to develop such an industry in such a way, we'd be quick to label it as a terrorist attempt to subvert the world's order.

But since it's Israel doing it, and we as Western countries are the biggest customers of their products, and we've already decided long ago that we support them even if they were to implement their own version of the Holocaust, I guess that it's alright?

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/16/insanet_spyware/ 
 @7d199f28 hey, you removed the part about the holocaust. It kinda breaks the flow of the post, so maybe add it back? lol 
 This is why I'm loving #nostr so much. Try posting this unfiltered truth elsewhere. Follow! #privacy

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 On the Simple Mobile Tools debacle

This note has been long in the making, but it really hits close to home. Back when I decided to #degoogle and root my #android devices, a consistent set of Contacts and Calendar apps were not a given. So I settled on the Simple Mobile Tools alternatives regardless of my choice of #ROM at the time.

But then Simple Mobile Tools sold off to the #israel malware industrial-complex, boycotting my #privacy and #security efforts. If you think that is an over-statement consider the elephant in the room:

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Fossify to the rescue:

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Further alternatives:

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