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Are there any proof of that ? (Chinese distros having backdoors).
@CjkOvPDwQW @Shareni
I would not trust a CIA backed Linux distro either, proof or not.
I don't know of any specific proof, but just look at Deepin's EULA. You need to accept that pretty much all data that could be gathered will be gathered, even data like daily log in times. Stuff like that makes me believe stories that the CCP is forcing companies to add backdoors. Especially when you consider that Chinese hackers are analyzing and publishing findings on NSA Linux backdoors, and releasing new backdoor malware every few months.
So just a conspiracy theory then
Sure buddy. In the meanwhile i think i answered your question:
Yeah, but from having an eula to having a backdoor goes a long way
The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence, and so on. But yeah, I agree it's just a conspiracy theory for now
Most sane conversation I had online in a while.
On reddit thjs conversation would have been impossible
Doubt everything, know that you know nothing
@CjkOvPDwQW China is a repressive surveillance state with a keen interest in spying on their own people who has conducted incredibly broad state sponsored industrial espionage.
Draw your own conclusions on whether such products are safe.