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"We are safer when communicating with encryption and anonymity tools. This is especially true for open source tools that are developed in public view and provide a higher level of auditability than closed tools." Open source software is less susceptible to government/corporate tampering because of its open, very public development methodology. The NSA could request (demand) that Microsoft put a security "back door" into Windows and not reveal it publicly. It could be years before anyone notices the security hole. But if someone (anyone) tried to do the same with the Linux kernel, it would be noticed immediately and quickly removed. Yet another reason to use Linux.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:39:42 +0000

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