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by factsarelolz 1309 days ago
> I’d guess it’s due to the nature of the unrelenting violent opposition they face. Necessity is the mother of invention.

It would be one thing if these types of weapons were used for defense versus offense. Then selling off that offensive weapon to fund more offensive weapons. These weapons that were created as you said to combat violent opposition, enables Nation States and Authoritarian Regimes to target journalists and whistleblowers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)