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  • Google acquires Israeli cybersecurity heavyweight Wiz

TGOS It also imports a major new cohort of Israeli Unit 8200 military intelligence alumni into the tech giant.

And? Wiz was on Google's radar for a different reason, not the unit you mentioned. I don't like such sensational topics, brings nothing of value here, only stirs the water..

      leafnose my point is this 'news' is not related to GOS in any way and it's stirring the water due to he Israeli background of wiz. Not really gonna discuss it further, no point in bickering

          @TGOS Wow. This is objectively huge news! Thanks for sharing!

          It's unfortunate that the self-importance of some on privacy and security platforms is systemic to all communities.
          It's unfortunate that we're more concerned with our opinion becoming a majority than compassion.
          It's unfortunate that we claim to be united in an effort to better respect ourselves, yet we disrespect each other.

          Do better. If you don't have something constructive to say, please keep it to yourself.

          Thanks!

          PS Here's my unsolicited, optimistic opinion, summarized:

          I am hopeful that this influx of acclaimed cyber talent will trickle down to AOSP/GOS due to their intimate relationship via shared ecosystem. High-level, I hope that this translates into better security for Google's Cloud Customer's data.

          0xsigsev stirring the water due to he Israeli background of wiz. Not really gonna discuss it further, no point in bickering

          To see folks apply the Israel exception is quite bizzare. If a US firm bought a Russian or Chinese company filled with its former military heads, you'd have no problem discussing it, I'm sure.

          To paint any attempt by anyone at discussing these issues as "bickering" is intimidation and censorship aimed at stifling any critical analysis.

          OP's point is relevant to Graphene by the way of Google which controls Android & Pixels. It wasn't long ago that Google refused to confirm if it was subject to UK's digital mass surveillance IPA (Investigatory Powers Act).

          You wouldn't say folks are "bickering" when they bring into question the NSA or GCHQ?

          To OP's point: There's definitely a question of espionage, but a former Unit 8200 is now CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) at Meta (which controls WhatsApp), and Sergey Brin (who co-founded Google with Larry Page) is quite sympathetic as well (expected, as he's a Soviet Jewish migrant). I don't think the acquisition of Wiz, or any Israeli startup for that matter, changes much at all, if you were solely worried about Unit 8200's espionage of BigTech, because if it were to happen, it already has.

              ignoramous glad I brought popcorn when reading the comments. People really fail the see the big picture and tunnel vision whatever fits their narrow point of view.

              If google would want the ex-military from Israel they'd have them long ago. Spoiler alert, they do all the time without huge acquisitions.

              Google needed wiz because it's one of the last companies with such offering not tied to big names in the industry. Hiring some 8200 folks was just an icing on the cake. But yes, it's all done to spy on no names on gos forum...

                  0xsigsev If google would want the ex-military from Israel they'd have them long ago. Spoiler alert, they do all the time without huge acquisitions ... Hiring some 8200 folks was just an icing on the cake. But yes, it's all done to spy on no names on gos forum...

                  You're not replying to whatever is being discussed here. To (willfully?) misinterpret anyone who thinks unlike you do about <insert topic> as delusional and hateful/resentful is a "you" problem: To then use it to censor or intimidate others is ... quite a choice.

                  0xsigsev glad I brought popcorn when reading the comments.

                  It'd be nice if you actually comprehended them; then you could leave the popcorn by the table and the high horse by the stable.

                        ignoramous Yeah I bully and try to censor people online all day, that's what I do.. seriously I said I'd not reply in this thread anymore because it really is not related to GOS but what you say is simply beyond even the Legion of Mad Fellows..

                        It's actually worrying..