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[–] books@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Point a has always me me wonder, is that accurate? Are there actually people going through the code to make sure open source isn't malicious? I can barely read my coworkers code... Let alone a strangers.

[–] xor@infosec.pub 6 points 9 months ago

people are definitely going through the code on a project as popular as audacity...
less well known stuff is much less scrutinized, of course

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Its way less work than going through the code to check for telemetry unless it is an intentionally hidden attack- just use Wireshark and check if there is network traffic other than checking for an update on program start.

[–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

If a project is popular people will make changes to it every day. But you can look at the repo and judge for yourself.