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by risk 2884 days ago
No but it demonstrates that there is functionality absent scrutiny; ignorance notwithstanding, it's a condition necessary for the insertion of "secret" back doors.
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It doesn't demonstrate that at all. For all we know, hundreds of people inside Apple knew about each of those.

I've worked on popular software (>10 million users) that had Easter eggs. Dozens of people in the company knew about each Easter egg that shipped, including managers. Not everyone is a soulless killjoy.

No it definitely does not. That's like saying movies with cameos can't control who walks on set.