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Not sure how the author defines a backdoor, but my definition does not include the addition of a payment feature, even if you don't want to use it. The "articl
by Kovah 7y ago
Not sure how the author defines a backdoor, but my definition does not include the addition of a payment feature, even if you don't want to use it.
The "article" reads like a rant from a user who is upset, that a free app now includes a cryptocoin partnership...
- detaro 7y agoIt's a bit more than "the addition of a payment feature", given the general promise and working principle of Keybase. A large part of the value proposition has been "combining identities, users can sign attestation and if you see one you know and can validate that the user proved this as part of their identity". I can see how someone would label a mechanism that causes the app to make such a claim without the user being part of it a a backdoor. (EDIT: per their comment, keybase claims that the user always has to agree to sign up for a wallet, so it'd just be about publicly linking it)
- lez 7y agoThe user is upset about the lack of user consent, which is a red flag in any open-source software.
- PhaedrusV 7y agoBut he apparently did consent, and just doesn't remember doing so.