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0 pointsadlpz13y ago0 comments

I know I'm being paranoid, but I feel uneasy using a privacy-aimed distribution for privacy. The whole obvious target thing.

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steveklabnik13y ago· 2 in thread

This is where the 'many eyes' things comes into play; if the whole distro is OSS, then you can be pretty sure that it's good.

anonyfuss13y ago

Most people never review source code, and they certainly don't disassemble and review all the binaries. 'Many eyes' is a security fallacy in cases like this.

steveklabnik13y ago

Tails is ridiculously well known; if something was bad in it, it would be big news.

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