[gonzo41]

A classic paranoid security question.

The ace in Linux's pocket is that you're free to read it all. That can't be said for Apple, and Microsoft or any of the OS's running switches and hubs out there. Let alone all the server side cloud code.

[kubanczyk]

Parent said "in the source code" not "in the Linux source code". Given the abysmal standards of security everywhere, it's quite logical thing to assume that many parties have backdoors scattered around various OSes. A tempting target with such multiplicative benefits.

I don't think it's a paranoid question and I don't think it's even a question. It's a natural assumption and I'd demand exceptionally good evidence to challenge that.

Points for Linux for its openness, people will probably catch some of these.