Google’s top security teams unilaterally shut down a counterterrorism operation (Technology Review)

Technology review covers the controversy that has resulted from Google's disclosure and fixing of a number of security vulnerabilities being exploited by Western intelligence agencies. "Instead of focusing on who was behind and targeted by a specific operation, Google decided to take broader action for everyone. The justification was that even if a Western government was the one exploiting those vulnerabilities today, it will eventually be used by others, and so the right choice is always to fix the flaw today."

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