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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by Groxx on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:48PM (#13395493)
>if the binary doesn't match what whomever gets when they compile, there better be a reason for it.

True, but deterministic compiles are stupendously difficult in most cases. Which is improving slowly, but still isn't usually an option.

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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by BuuQu9hu on Saturday January 14, 2017 @02:27AM (#13397366)
Debian is up to 92% deterministic builds, so not that hard:

https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/reproducible.ht...

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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by Groxx on Saturday January 14, 2017 @03:54PM (#13400498)
Ooh, that is a heck of a lot better than the last time I looked at it. And a very neat link - thanks!
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