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Maybe they should open source it for third parties to verify it then.
by aceazzameen 4y ago
Maybe they should open source it for third parties to verify it then.
- Silica6149 4y agoThat's a good point, shouldn't the FBI's apps be open source?
- egberts1 4y agoUnless the app software needs to be secured ... for national security reason; read that last part again.
- r3trohack3r 4y ago> All data resides solely on your mobile device unless you need to send it to authorities. Network chatter can be viewed without source code access. If what they’re saying is true, this app should not make network requests unless initiated by the user.
- aceazzameen 4y agoThis is a good point. Still, apps generally get updated frequently. So they could change it at any time, which is why it would be nice if others could audit it at any time.
- Dma54rhs 4y agoWhat's the point if you can't verify what they upload to play store / app store anyway? They can publish as code anything but that doesn't mean you run it.