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

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	Most software already has a “golden key” backdoor–it’s called auto update (arstechnica.com)
	6 points by nbe 3771 days ago

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cgtyoder 3771 days 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.

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