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The average user is a lot more likely to be a victim of a targeted attack by a hacker than a targeted attack by the state.

• nitrogen 11y ago
  Nobody's worried about targeted state attacks, they're worried about dragnet state attacks.
  • Karunamon 11y ago
    ...which don't seem to rely on vulnerabilities introduced via update mechanisms.
    • nitrogen 11y ago
      I don't think we can say that for sure. For one example, there was the Skype update that removed most peer-to-peer features and added interception abilities.
      • Karunamon 11y ago
        Or, because peer to peer Skype sucked given the dismal status of the average home user's internet connection.