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by wavemode 701 days ago
At the same time, it's likely that Google's (along with most companies) VRP are not actually trying to compete on price with government exploit purchasers. If such an institution is trying to get into someone's Gmail account, they will probably find a way anyhow. And if they do need a certain exploit to do it, they have infinite funds to just keep upping the price they offer.

It's pretty much "Mossad/Not Mossad" threat modeling: https://philsrandomblathering.quora.com/The-Mossad-Not-Mossa...