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by fsflover 2 days ago
It's safe to assume that Windows is backdoored, as it's closed, not audiatable and is a part of PRISM. It's not a proof, but this is how good opsec works.

And yes, this is not equivalent to what the parent said, but your reaction should be similar.

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While it is closed, we've had enough leaks from that era of Windows (which are still on GH) to know the kernel is not backdoor'ed.
I would put my money on that these leaks have full source code. Also, currently, Windows even AFAIK sends keystrokes to the US, where NSA has full access to any company whenever they need by the law, with no oversight. No backdoors are required.
Too late to edit, I would't put my money on the reliability of these leaks for security-relevant decisions.
Do you really think the most used US-based operating system does not have backdoor?