Hard to tell from the article how likely this is to happen. Their legal situation is very complicated and it sounds like they are still trying to figure out what can and cannot be done.

Unit tests used to be more trouble than they were worth most of the time, now I love them.

Sounds like you were writing bad unit tests and AI showed you how to do it right.

It’s definitely possible to add a feature like that to a backdoor but I don’t see how that’s a proof it’s a backdoor. It’s definitely not something backdoors always do and we don’t know if this functionality is in Windows or it’s part of the exploit. So am I missing something? Or are people just jumping to conclusions?

How about you put their CEOs into orbit?

They said in the article they recreated it on their own. So it couldn’t just be the proof of concept.

This could mean they just put the files from the exploit on a drive and reproduced it. The author of the exploit claims it’s very complex and no one knows how it works yet.

Under cover/covert operations do actually happen.

So what’s the scenario they are protecting themselves against? Someone catching the agent right after they unlocked some encrypted drive with the USB drive still on them? It sounds very far fetched to me that FBI would request a backdroor from Microsoft with this very specific requirement. I think it’s more likely they would cover it on their side with some easily erasable USB drive. Plus such a solution would also let them get rid of the backdoor if they are caught before they used it.

When you see someone with those take out your phone and take a closeup picture of them. See how they like it…

Adults also get addicted to nicotine. Most developed countries are trying to lower nicotine consumption by prohibiting menthol cigarettes for example. Or by introducing generic design of the packaging, warning labels and so on. The logic is that the substance is harmful and people should not be encouraged to consume it by nice packaging or flavoring. Those are basic public health regulations like limiting where and when alcohol can be sold, how alcohol can be advertised or putting taxes on sugary drinks. I know that people in US believe all regulations infringe on their freedoms but it’s pretty standard thing in civilized countries.

Why people are saying that the files being deleted indicate a backdoor? This is clearly to be executed while having access to the laptop. So it’s not like I’m tricking someone into connecting the USB drive and after the PC is infected I want to get rid of the evidence. If some FBI agent is using a USB drive to unlock a laptop at work, what’s the point of making the drive single use?

This could also be part of the PoC created by the researcher, not part of the backdoor.

But they don’t have bodies. We could change their fiscal residence to prison…

I’m just kidding. It’s of course people who made those decisions and should go to jail but in US they will just claim company did it and they just have to pay some fine.

But it was a company that did it. You can’t put a company in prison.

And people keep believing it.

At this point I’m not sure anyone believes it. I think everyone is just hoping there will still be enough suckers down the road to make some money before it collapses.

Wow, I thought it’s some small open source project, not a startup with millions in funding. This gives off really weird vibe.

According to Tangled, the rise of AI-assisted coding has led to nearly a 50 per cent increase in professional developers over the last three years.

And I have no idea WTF are they talking about. 50% more professional developers in 3 years? I stopped reading after that.

Of course, US did the right thing for businesses. EU is trying to find a balance. The important thing is that US did not simply stand back while businesses did whatever they wanted to. There was regulation and oversight but only the kind that helps corporations, not citizens.

It’s because creating a system that supports start ups and investment in them is hard. Creating one that also protects citizens is even harder. You need to strike the right balance between regulation and letting companies do what they want. You need to offer right protections for investors. You need fast working, predictable legal system. Doing all this is difficult and many countries are not great at it. EU is not great at it. US managed to do it.

For example, one of very promising EU startups, Gowex, turned out to be total scam. The laws in Spain, weak control mechanism and reporting requirements allowed it to mislead investors for years. When it collapsed a lot of people lost a lot of money and investment in startups in EU slowed down. The regulations simply weren’t good enough.

Courts operate faster and more consistent in system based on common low. That’s why UK was the financial capital of Europe (until brexit) and that’s why US was able to develop huge corporations.

In EU for a long time most companies were financed by banks. There were simply not many tools to get investment from other sources.

All this combines means that EU was a slowly moving but stable market that was good at creating regulations protected citizens but not so good at protecting investors. US on the other hand had a system great at protecting investors while completely ignoring its citizens. That’s why.

Looks interesting but I would like to know who’s behind it. How big is the team? What resources do they have? Is it something worth trying out or will it be dead in a couple of months?

ok, 5%.

0.1%

Company: grows 5% in a year instead of predicted 5.5%

Corporate media: It’s dead.

if any, and we can’t convince product that making sure the feature works, or fixing bugs on a 2-3% browser is priority.

That’s exactly the problem. If all the people that should know better promoted Firefox in stead of shitting on Mozilla it would not be 2-3% browser. Linux is hitting 5% market share and it’s way more complicated to switch OS than a browser. It doesn’t make sense that even less people user Firefox. Of course it’s just my opinion but I believe that consistent effort from the community to warn people about Chrome and promote Firefox would help it keep sufficient market share to stay relevant. Instead, even here on lemmy, people love to complain about Mozilla and promote other browsers. So yeah, great job everyone.

No, it’s absolutely not like oil & gas. Average person has very little impact on the energy policy of their country but has huge impact on the browser they are using. And I’m not talking about the ignorant people using the default browser without understanding the difference between Chrome and Google. I’m talking about all the technically literate people that should known better but chose to use Chrome because it’s slightly more convenient. The people that attack Mozilla for not being able to compete with Google with fraction of their resources. When the only way to browse the web is with Google account I will definitely remember those people.