Khurram Wadee ✅  

#Apple accidentally reopens #security #flaw in latest #iOS version | #Technology | The Guardian

Another of the many downsides of using #ProprietarySoftware.

theguardian.com/technology/201

1
Jonah :ptshield:
Follow

@mkwadee it's somewhat silly to assume free and open source software don't have any security bugs, IMHO.

· · 1 · 0 · 0
Khurram Wadee ✅  

@jonah That's not what I'm saying at all. All software has bugs in it. With free software, a patch is often made available in hours and the user is free to install it whereas with this and other proprietary software you have to wait for the official update which can take days or weeks.

1
Opentrash :fedora:  

@mkwadee @jonah Then again, there are bugs and security issues with FLOSS which haven't been addressed in years. A lot of the security nimbus of Linux comes down to 'security through obscurity', which isn't necessarily a bad thing, in my opinion...

1
Khurram Wadee ✅  

@opentrash @jonah Sounds like security through forgetfulness.

0
Sign in to participate in the conversation
Mastodon 🔐 privacytools.io

Fast, secure and up-to-date instance. PrivacyTools provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.

Website: privacytools.io
Matrix Chat: chat.privacytools.io
Support us on OpenCollective, many contributions are tax deductible!

Resources

Developers

What is Mastodon?

social.privacytools.io

More…