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Recursion

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45. Well, the NSA very publicly added code to the stock Linux kernel
Sun Jun 9, 2013, 02:10 PM
Jun 2013

The system is called SELinux, and among other things allows Linux to run secure classified software.

Did not know this. think Jun 2013 #1
With Winsux 95 and 98 everyones box without a firewall was open to the public. L0oniX Jun 2013 #13
And I guarantee the NSA... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #31
You can DOS a weak firewall and crash it. Same with a weak router. L0oniX Jun 2013 #54
Even with one back in the day since so few had any idea how to configure a hardware firewall, Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #53
Port scanners were fun. Old school IRC days. Telnet wide open. Port sniffers. L0oniX Jun 2013 #55
If only they'd had Bin Ladens number. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #35
They did, on Zacarias Mousaoui's laptop. Octafish Jun 2013 #42
Yep, what a coincidence. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #56
A key doesn't allow other people to alter your OS, it allows your OS to run other software Recursion Jun 2013 #44
Thanks Kpete notadmblnd Jun 2013 #2
You don't "...load unauthorized security services..." without files of some sort. randome Jun 2013 #3
You are naive. n/t nebenaube Jun 2013 #24
+1, n/t RKP5637 Jun 2013 #50
Like I've said before, that horse done left the barn a long time ago. DinahMoeHum Jun 2013 #4
Yeah, and we got dismissed as 'Conspiracy Theorists' when pointing it out. Octafish Jun 2013 #5
Take it a step further with the upcoming XBox One with its Kinect camera/microphone DJ13 Jun 2013 #6
Does it have fecal recognitian ...because it's going to get shit on! L0oniX Jun 2013 #10
DUzy nt longship Jun 2013 #27
And that's likely to just be the beginning. MineralMan Jun 2013 #7
Linux...still safe, I presume. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #18
I have no knowledge of Linux at all, so I have no idea. MineralMan Jun 2013 #36
Actually, if I was looking for a place to put a backdoor, MineralMan Jun 2013 #37
UEFI (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #46
Well, the NSA very publicly added code to the stock Linux kernel Recursion Jun 2013 #45
ty for that info. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #48
Fear my BSD box ...National Snooping Assholes! L0oniX Jun 2013 #8
Free, Net or Open?? cliffordu Jun 2013 #11
Grub selections: Ubuntu, FreeBSD and Debain L0oniX Jun 2013 #12
Excellent! cliffordu Jun 2013 #14
That's what we are using, says Mr.Dixie dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #20
For me timdog44 Jun 2013 #9
I'm with you. juajen Jun 2013 #19
Short of building your own, timdog44 Jun 2013 #21
How can we use our computers and not use Microsoft? dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #22
+1 ...Open Office or Libre Office is good enough for most people. L0oniX Jun 2013 #23
Ubuntu is sooo easy to install!!! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2013 #51
Not to defend Gates... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #33
Then they have no excuse for sitting idle and accepting a stolen election. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #15
ding, ding, ding! nebenaube Jun 2013 #29
LIHOP... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #34
Not trusting the blog. Gore1FL Jun 2013 #16
Suprise, suprise! Ever wonder how all those updates (like java and adobe etc.) get into xtraxritical Jun 2013 #17
actually iamthebandfanman Jun 2013 #25
*facepalm* (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #32
Yes, the polite programs "ask" do you think they must? You Inet connection is wide open. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #57
It's been inexcusable for a long time. Glad people are finally paying attention to it. villager Jun 2013 #26
just not true. sorry. iamthebandfanman Jun 2013 #28
Here's something ProSense Jun 2013 #38
Don't waste your billh58 Jun 2013 #47
Windows has security issues? ThoughtCriminal Jun 2013 #30
And the NSA will happily use that intentional that back-door in windows............ wandy Jun 2013 #39
And that is why US is so easily hacked by China et al.. We opened the door with privatizers! CarmanK Jun 2013 #40
Well, first off, that's not how keys work Recursion Jun 2013 #41
Thank you. eggplant Jun 2013 #43
I have suspected for years that my computer is following outside directions at times. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #49
Most likely that's paging Recursion Jun 2013 #52
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