Most software already has a “golden key” backdoor–it’s called auto update

Most software already has a “golden key” backdoor–it’s called auto update(arstechnica.com)

6 points by nbe 10 years ago | 1 comment

cgtyoder 10 years ago |

Terrible article - essentially arguing that system updates are backdoors. This is only going to scare people into being wary of applying valid OS updates, which means missing out on critical security updates.

cgtyoder 10 years ago |

Terrible article - essentially arguing that system updates are backdoors. This is only going to scare people into being wary of applying valid OS updates, which means missing out on critical security updates.