On 10/10/2014 2:31 PM, Chris Pemberton wrote:
> To Paul and William,
>
> Did either of you think to crack open your laptop cases and check for
> embedded key logging hardware on the MB.. it could be in there... that
> tiny mislabeled capacitor near the USB bus would be a good hiding
> place... or have you been blindly typing away on those keyboards for
> several years...? Does the firmware for your wireless card ever
> overstep its bounds and poke around a bit... perhaps to collect info
> from the key logger? That same wireless firmware could probably have
> access to your network without your knowledge... Isn't it the
> government that stipulates that the firmware be distributed in binary
> form only...? And be sure to "mute" the mic on your machine... they'd
> never be smart enough to use the speakers in reverse to accomplish the
> same thing :)
>
> All kidding aside; do either of you audit the source code of your OS
> personally... or blindly trust all RH employees "have your back"?
>
> When it comes to "security", don't we all just, eventually, bury our
> heads in whichever sand makes us feel safe?
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I should have asked about 70 messages ago... but can you guys change
the subject line if you are to talk about these unrelated issues?
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