I think the concern isn’t plainly installed spyware, but rather zero day vulnerabilities. However, it’s not like you need to own the project to introduce them, or discover them and wield them. At any rate, open source is the best way we can attempt to create secure software.
i mean if its open source, does it matter? someone can fork it and remove any spyware (if any).
I think the concern isn’t plainly installed spyware, but rather zero day vulnerabilities. However, it’s not like you need to own the project to introduce them, or discover them and wield them. At any rate, open source is the best way we can attempt to create secure software.
I suppose, though China also doesn't (and shouldn't) need to respect Western copyright laws, so it also doesn't need to make it open source.