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The Hacking Team fallout continues, with Dutch member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake asking for a European Commission (EC) investigation into the outfit. Schaake wants the EC to decide whether Hacking Team broke various embargo rules by selling products to repressive regimes (she name-checks Azerbaijan, Bahrain, …

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  2. Valeyard

    arrests

    they should get tried in one of the countries in question and get sent down in one of the jails they're helping send people to

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    1. Mark 85
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      Re: arrests

      Nice thought, but more than likely, they would get off easily and be lauded as heroes of the government, maybe given asylum, protection, etc.

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  3. Tromos

    That'll be nice

    "An unfavourable finding would open up a new world of pain for the Italian surveillanceware outfit."

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: That'll be nice

      Sounds remarkably like a certain other Italian enterprise who used to sell protection.

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  4. Will Godfrey Silver badge
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    Poetic Justice

    Live by the sword... etc.

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  5. Huey

    They'll be fine they were only selling them sandwiches!

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Ya think?

    Incompetent, disgraceful, ignorant are just a few words to describe these clowns.

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