dear nettimers,
most of you may have heard of the Hacking Team scandal
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hacking-team-shows-world-not-stockpile-exploits/
which is now even among the wikileaks hall-of-fame.
https://wikileaks.org/hackingteam/emails
I feel like sharing some thoughts on this. But first
but still omits the venture capitals in the list.
IÂ can solve the mistery, the main financing comes from a venture
capital set by Regione Lombardia (Milan's region), Finlombarda Gestioni
SGR, sided by a couple of of smaller from Turin area.
More important, if not intelinked,
Exonerating makers of malicious tools because they did it only for the
irresistible appeal of money (as opposed to being inherently evil and
wanted to screw activists) is ridiculous. They knew exactly what they
were doing. Just following orders is not a valid defense, for some time now.
