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Re:Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages by etaioinshrdlu on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @04:22AM (#21760882)
Has Apple, Google, or Microsoft ever lost the private key for signing code for delivery on devices?

Not saying this is a good idea, but big tech seems to have figured out how to keep a number secret. This argument may not be very strong as a result.

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Re:Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages by nitwit005 on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @11:42AM (#21764135)
Windows update was subverted previously, but it was a man in the middle attack: https://www.wired.com/2013/03/flame-windows-update-copycat/

ASUS did actually deliver a malicious update: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pan9wn/hackers-hijacked-a...

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