TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web fingerprinting

Re:TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web f... by norwalkbear on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:51PM (#32169594)

I wouldn't assume malice if this was a small startup of 4-5 Richard Stallmans or maybe 20 years ago.

In this case, I think it IS malice. The font encodes way more data that you'd expect.

Assuming malice from corporations should be the default in today's society.

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Re:TeamViewer installs suspicious font only useful for web f... by Agamus on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:28PM (#32170930)

Precisely my thoughts, though I think this is more problematic than simple, nefarious malice.

Sometimes it is the case that no one behind the decisions is being malicious - e.g., perhaps just trying to accomplish a task at hand on a tight timeline.

As such, the default in today's society, where we are more or less 'on our own' on this issue, should be to assume that even while that vehicle over there is indeed about to plow into the crowd, there is often no one behind the wheel.

We should default to an even more suspicious approach.

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