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Or that automatic software updates are a security problem. "Software will eat the world," and every device around you will be controlled by software downloaded
by username223 11y ago
Or that automatic software updates are a security problem. "Software will eat the world," and every device around you will be controlled by software downloaded from somewhere on the internet.
- derefr 11y agoThey're the least bad alternative. Without automatic software updates, you instead have permanently-vulnerable devices (like most old home routers are today—they can be updated, but it's a manual process so users don't bother.)
- username223 11y agoI think they're a wash. Without them, you don't get patches unless you explicitly check for them. With them, you might not get patches anyways (like many Android phones), and are forever vulnerable to server-side breaches, or the manufacturer going out of business. Worst of all, an attacker only has to compromise the update server to compromise every associated device, rather than having to hack said devices one at a time.
- bascule 11y agoNo software updates mean your device is vulnerable to e.g. Heartbleed forever.
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