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Apple chip development in Israel draws spyware comparisons

Original: So let me get this straight: Apple silicon chips are being developed in Israel....the same country that homes NSO Group,

Apple's silicon chips are developed in Israel, the home country of NSO Group, the maker of the Pegasus zero-click spyware. Some online commenters are drawing a critical link between the two facts, suggesting irony or concern that the same country hosts both a major Apple engineering hub and a company known for industrializing commercial smartphone spyware. There is no indication Apple's chip work is connected to NSO Group.

Why now: The contrast between Apple's privacy-focused branding and NSO Group's spyware industry in the same country is striking to commenters

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• So let me get this straight: Apple silicon chips are being developed in Israel....the same country that homes NSO Group, that has popularized and industrialized zero-click spyware on a commercial scale... Nice. # israel # apple # ios # macos # iphone · psh@infosec.exchange · 6

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