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In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installs (mashable.com)

submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Excrubulent -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Okay, but that's a different claim than that you have to personally vet and compile every single thing you use, which is what I was responding to.

Open source isn't perfect, but it is objectively and obviously better than closed.

[–] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 2 points 5 months ago

My whole point is that you can not point to a 3rd party checking for you and claim that it secure because someone else already checked. And I brought two examples which contradict this claim.