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'backdoor' comes with the implication that it was included intentionally to allow for future (secret) access. Where it could instead be a bug or mistake that w
by shuntress 10y ago
'backdoor' comes with the implication that it was included intentionally to allow for future (secret) access.
Where it could instead be a bug or mistake that was not intentionally included.
- ht85 10y agoMaybe I misunderstood the current situation? Of course other services exploiting it isn't intentional, but giving a free pass to one of their own services was definitely intentional?
- shuntress 10y agoThe article mentions: "the actual Skype Dashboard widget does not seem to utilize the backdoor into the Skype Desktop API despite the name" which, to me, lends more credence to the assumption that this was perhaps a test or a prototype and only included in the shipped version accidentally.