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To expect citizens to revolt against their own country and force their "secret services" to not endanger public security any more by using and buying such 0days is one thing - that's unrealistic.

But seriously, I wonder why other governments and their citizens are not demanding drastic actions, like trade suspensions, expulsion of diplomats or other sanctions, when other countries get caught in such ways of spying or otherwise just screwing all over human rights. This one would be a perfect example to take a stand on - UAE is far smaller in oil trading and political importance than e.g. Saudi-Arabia.

Or why there seems to be next to zero public funding for providing open source, auditable hardware and software that could prevent such spying in the first place? The European Union could easily fund the development of a truly FOSS Android-based phone, down to the processors. Instead everyone seems to rely on Chinese or American products, which are both subject to non-European influence (in the US via NSLs, in China due to the massive influence of the Party on any major company).




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