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474 points plam503711 | 1 comments | 16 May 25 12:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

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slippy ◴[16 May 25 15:04 UTC] No.44006367[source]▶

You realize that you just gave hacker news gave enough details to commit some satellite controlling backdoor into their system... It's not like some of us aren't going to be like: "Yeah, let's get 'em!" Not me. I'm the ethical type, but some people might think:

Step 1: Modify OSS repository to gain control of satellites Step 2: ... Step 3: Profit!

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1. TheDong ◴[16 May 25 16:04 UTC] No.44007057[source]▶

>>44006367 #

This is simply magical thinking.

Knowing the details of an open source tool a company uses does not magically give you a backdoor.

By that logic, merely knowing coinbase uses the open source go language for some things would let you steal all their crypto, and I assure you if it was that simple their coffers would be empty.

btw I use linux and firefox and have an unencrypted bitcoin wallet.dat on my computer, feel free to prove me wrong.

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