NaiveBayesian

joined 1 year ago
sorted by: new top controversial old
Civ VI Huge 95% off steam deal in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] NaiveBayesian@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

In my experience it runs much smoother on proton than the native version

In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installs in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] NaiveBayesian@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, important to keep in mind that software being open source doesn't automagically make it secure™.

Still, I think it's important to stress that the benefits of open source outweigh the risks when it comes to security (imho).

In case you missed it: Bank info-stealing malware found in 90+ Android apps with 5.5M installs in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] NaiveBayesian@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The thing is we only know about these vulnerabilities in such great detail because the projects are open source. God knows what kund of vulnerabilities are hidden in closed source software.

DRAM And NAND Chip Makers Are Determined To Drive Up DDR5 And SSD Prices in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] NaiveBayesian@programming.dev 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Don't forget it's usually just US citizens who even get the chance to jump onto such class action suits. The rest of the world don't even get their $5.