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Tal Dilian

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “colonel in reserves in the israel defense forces”. Today it says “founder of intellexa”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “IDF reserve office”. It now reads “Israeli IDF officer and businessman”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Tal Dilian ( Hebrew : טל דיליאן ) is a Colonel in reserves in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who served as Chief Commander of the army’s secret technology unit . He is the founder of Intellexa , a spyware supplying company, implicated in the 2022 Greek surveillance scandal .

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “colonel in reserves in the israel defense forces”. Today it says “founder of intellexa”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “IDF reserve office”. It now reads “Israeli IDF officer and businessman”. Read the current article and compare.
Oct '232025
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Then

colonel in reserves in the israel defense forces

Now

founder of intellexa

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