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Netanyahu claims ability to hack any iPhone and plant false evidence

18 pointsby 44m agotwitter.com
12 comments
30m agoHN ↗

Whereas some people in tech are proud to post selfies with him, the actual monster.

30m agoHN ↗

Whether this is true or not, I think someone making the claim is good news. People trust digital forensic evidence more than they should. Some FUD is a useful corrective.

If you're up to no good, buy an iPhone and badmouth Bibi on social media.

29m agoHN ↗

So... It's a link to a guy claiming he said those exact words? With no context? Or proof? Why no link to a reputable source, instead of some random dude?

The title is false too, it's "some guy claims"...

27m agoHN ↗

There's a video in the link of a 60 minutes interview with him. Maybe the video didn't load for you?

24m agoHN ↗

It did not. It would be nice to know where in this video, and it would be nice to know context.

Context means everything.

22m agoHN ↗

This comment links to a Nitter(Twitter alternative frontend) redirector version of the post that might have better luck loading the video: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49895060

Are you blocking Javascript or anything? Are you in a country or on a network where Twitter/X videos might get blocked automatically?

23m agoHN ↗

It's a video of Netanyahu directly saying this.

28m agoHN ↗

Is he claiming to plant false evidence, or just that smartphones are a great tool for social manipulation? I would believe both are the case, but it's just that "penetrate" could be ambiguous in the sense that getting propaganda in front of people's eyes could be considered a kind of penetration.

11m agoHN ↗

Theory number one after catching up with some Israeli friends: he is clutching at straws trying to do preemptive damage control about the evidence that is going to come out about him...

Namely that on top of the documented fact that he turned a blind eye to the funding channels that were strengthening Hamas, because he likes his enemies to be radical non-negotiators, he also was informed about October 7th but decided it would be expedient to let the horror happen as he thought he could use it to strengthen his power.

Btw. I could not bring myself to watch Fauda season 5.

26m agoHN ↗

He's certainly right about his modus operandi: "If I'll say it often enough, enough people will believe it."

And I'd think he himself can't hack shit. :D