[peteretep]

> Would he actually know or have a way to find out why Macron secrets are being traded to Pegasus clients, or even reign in the spyware industry at all?

I don’t think this would pass muster as an excuse if Israeli industry had been selling missiles to Morocco for use against France.

Curious to see if it ends up being treated the same.

[dogma1138]

France and Morocco have a very close relationship, this quite equivalent since spying isn’t treated in the same way as direct hostilities.

If it was the EU would’ve fallen by now as I’ve lost a count of how many times states were caught spying on one another.

[vmception]

Right, the main benefit/issue is that spyware and exploits are not seen as “munitions” anywhere, and as such, escape regulation or meaningful export controls.

[baybal2]

Actually, in Israel it is. Every Pegasus contract was cleared by the cabinet, and possibly Bibi himself.

[fmajid]

And quite possibly in secret too, without the knowledge of the cabinet. Bennett and Gantz may well be saying the truth when they say they didn't know.

[peteretep]

I think you’re right, but I think this will change