ishi
Joined 15 years ago
Joined 15 years ago
It stands to reason that ex-cryptographers from Unit 8200 would use the expertise they gained to launch legitimate companies that provide cybersecurity solutions.
- The scanned documents are stored in the filesystem in PDF format, so you can certainly access them without going through the web application.
- OCR doesn't have to be perfect, because it's just being used to locate a specific document when you need it. So if you have 1788 documents and you want to find your apartment lease, you search for "lease" and there's a very good chance that word will be found in the correct document. That's the whole point - storing documents with a low amount of manual effort, in a way that makes it very easy to find them when you need them.
On the other hand, their product is just a tool which can be used for good (stopping terrorists) or evil (spying on human rights activists). Just like a kitchen knife can be used for good (cooking a meal) or evil (stabbing people). So I find it hard to find the moral justification for the actions you suggest. The problem is not the tool or the tool's manufacturer, it's how it gets used.
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