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Downloading Software Safely Is Nearly Impossible
Let’s say you have a brand-new Windows laptop and you’re just oh, so happy. You’re pretty sure the NSA did not interdict it during shipment , and thus that it comes only with the flaky goatware Microsoft, Lenovo, and any number of Lenovo’s business partners intended for it to have. Now all you need is an SSH client so…
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- 368
- HN comments
- 426
- Submissions
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- 10 commenters
Security & PrivacyTools & Productivity2014
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2014 | Downloading Software Safely Is Nearly Impossible by danielsiders | 368 | 260 |
| May 20, 2015 | Downloading PuTTY Safely Is Nearly Impossible (2014) by Rondom | 264 | 166 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 13 Hacker News comments by 10 different people, from Mar 2014 to Jul 2022.
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