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61 points vandalism | 1 comments | 07 Sep 25 01:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

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sneak ◴[07 Sep 25 01:39 UTC] No.45154582[source]▶

The entitlement of application authors to do whatever the fuck they want on your machine is astounding to me.

Root CAs, background processes 24/7, uploading of the full process list, clipboard spying, local network scanning, surveillance (aka telemetry) - when did developers decide that our machines aren’t ours anymore?

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chmod775[dead post] ◴[07 Sep 25 01:43 UTC] No.45154605[source]▶

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1. xvector ◴[07 Sep 25 03:06 UTC] No.45155055[source]▶

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No. Ethics in engineering exists. They have a moral responsibility to not install a root cert on unsuspecting users' machines.

I can build a bridge free of charge, optional to use, that doesn't mean it's not my responsibility to ensure its safety.

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