Why does Apple hire ex-IFD cyber folks, how is that good for their image and the rumors about Israeli involvement or hacking and all the Israeli hacking stuff like Pegasus?
from activity_sphere_aardvark@piefed.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 14 Aug 2025 02:43
https://piefed.world/post/377349
from activity_sphere_aardvark@piefed.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 14 Aug 2025 02:43
https://piefed.world/post/377349
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Presumably because every tech company hires people who have government cyber experience from any country. Why would one specific company ban anyone who was employed by one specific country?
because this country is committing genocide and entities are obligated under international law not to be complicit
Disclaimer: I haven’t read the article yet — I’m just trying to get people to think. I get what you’re saying, but there’s another side to this: they are ex-IDF. Why did they leave? Not good enough pay, something else maybe. However, it’s a strong possibility that some of them left due to disappointments with the IDF, for ideological reasons. We shouldn’t shun people for where they worked, but rather check their integrity and competence. Who knows? They may be our greatest allies.
there’s a growing refusenik movement in Israel. let’s not act like they didn’t have a choice in joining the SS
Which is why we ban people who left…???
most ex-IOF, ex-CIA, etc. continue working in the military industrial complex and continue profiting from their reputations as war criminals to land prestigious jobs with obnoxious government contracts
They don't care and their customers also don't care.
Presumably because they have the qualifications they are looking for. Being good at hacking is very useful when it comes to cyber security.
Apple doesn’t give a shit about their image, and hasn’t for years.
If you’ve bought into the Apple ecosystem, you either like the products or you’re subject to their hideous vendor lock-in, so you’re probably going to buy more Apple products either way.
If you aren’t by this point, you probably never will be, so why would they waste their money appealing to you?