I salute your sentiment: the world would be better off without companies like HT.
It is in fact probably unlawful for them to do so
I realize that the patriotic employees of the NSA work within a legal framework, and seemingly pride themselves on doing so. But they haven't bothered to share that framework with the rest of us. So my first response was to snicker to myself, and that's unfair to you.
Also, Hacking Team was Italian, not US, so would it really be illegal to slurp up all of HT's exploits? That is, if you want to stay within the bounds of the law, if not the bounds of ethical behavior.
It is in fact probably unlawful for them to do so
I realize that the patriotic employees of the NSA work within a legal framework, and seemingly pride themselves on doing so. But they haven't bothered to share that framework with the rest of us. So my first response was to snicker to myself, and that's unfair to you.
Also, Hacking Team was Italian, not US, so would it really be illegal to slurp up all of HT's exploits? That is, if you want to stay within the bounds of the law, if not the bounds of ethical behavior.