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Re:Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate? by nly on Thursday February 27, 2014 @09:28AM (#7312309)
You're just casually brushing this off with Hanlon's Razor. You shouldn't discount the fact that as technical folk and programmers here on HN we're probably biased[0]. Our ability to recognise just how easily this flaw could have been both introduced and detected can both be used both against, and in defence, of the conspiracy theory.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_%28psychology%29#D...

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Re:Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate? by nicholassmith on Thursday February 27, 2014 @10:04AM (#7312519)
I've been a proponent of Hanlon's Razor a number of times, so guilty as charged.

As technically minded people we intrinsically understand that it could be the work of someone malicious, but we should also understand from personal experiences that fuck ups happen significantly more often than brown envelopes full of cash.

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