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tehjokeryesterday at 6:57 PM4 repliesview on HN

As a Jew, the soon as I hear "Israel" and "App" I think of Pegasus. In this genocide, the Israeli government has shown it will cross any line. Remember the pager attack? So I would like there to be zero Israeli controlled products anywhere near me. That plus everyone should be engaged in boycotts divestment and sanctions against the regime.


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vladguryesterday at 7:56 PM

As soon as I hear Israel and App, I think "manufactured controversy".

What i wish instead people thought of:

- Waze(now Google Maps) - ICQ - Moovit - Viber - GetTaxi - Apples FaceID - Xbox Kinect

And hundreds of other consumer tech that we have all used.

"As a jew" is a dimension that has nothing to do with your political views which have more impact on your view of israel than your genes.

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trollbridgeyesterday at 7:26 PM

And as someone who worked for multiple cyber firms out of Israel… it’s entirely reasonable to double-check that apps from Israeli firms don’t have a dual purpose to feed data to Western intelligence agencies.

thenaturalistyesterday at 8:10 PM

Please rid yourself of your smartphone and personal computer at your earliest convenience!

:D

dogma1138yesterday at 8:03 PM

Sure you are.

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