Re:Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android): Australian government'...
by justinclift on Monday April 27, 2020 @01:19AM
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Reproducible builds are not a "perfect" solution.
They, and the source code to build them, is the baseline requirement for any trust in what is being provided to people.
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The Australian government has a history of extreme incompetence with IT projects, using PR to try and effect adoption, then bullshitting about their failures.
If there's evidence this project is going to be any different, then great. :)
In the meantime, I'm judging them based on their historical actions.
They, and the source code to build them, is the baseline requirement for any trust in what is being provided to people.
---
The Australian government has a history of extreme incompetence with IT projects, using PR to try and effect adoption, then bullshitting about their failures.
If there's evidence this project is going to be any different, then great. :)
In the meantime, I'm judging them based on their historical actions.