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An Interview With Hacking Team's CEO

Posted by timothy on from the tensions-and-paradox dept.

Alastair Stevenson writes: I talked to the leader of the world's most hated surveillance company about its path to recovery and morals, following a massive attack on its systems. CEO David Vincenzetti, as you might expect, thinks that his company "deserves the protection of law and order," and disclaims (also as you'd expect) responsibility for what its clients do with the privacy-unraveling software it provides: Law enforcement must have a way to do what it has always done, that is to track criminals and prevent or prosecute crime. With the development of global terrorism and especially the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist, this requirement is even more important. Hacking Team has helped fight crime by providing a surveillance tool to law enforcement. The company believes this is a small step toward a more secure world for all who wish to used the Internet and digital tools lawfully.

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  1. Deserves the protection of law and order? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about normal people who deserve protection from law and order? Politicians are corrupt, laws mean money instead of justice and governments all over the world are turning into dictatorships where elections are pointless and leaders do whatever the hell they please against their own citizens.

    Hacking Team is as guilty as the people building bombs. Sure they're not the ones launching them, but you know that's all they're going to be used for.

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  2. Sure dude by Earthquake+Retrofit · · Score: 4, Insightful
    "...especially the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist, this requirement is even more important"

    They do an enormous amount of plotting with ... themselves?

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  3. SOB David Vincenzetti by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If his company hadn't been hacked, and their filthy dirty laundry thrown in the street for everyone to see, would he still be talking about their need to find a "path to recovery and morals"?

    I wish him nothing but a lifetime of regret and penury.

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  4. Really? by koan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Alastair Stevenson writes: I talked to the leader of the world's most hated surveillance company"

    The NSA?

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  5. David Vincenzetti should go and ... by nomad63 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He needs to go and "F" himself. He claims law should protect his company but his company can break any law, as long as it helps his company make money. Hypocrisy anyone ?

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  6. Unfortunately by waspleg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    sociopaths don't feel remorse ;)