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[-] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 242 points 1 day ago

Reverse engineering, a.k.a. looking at something. Now illegal, brought to you by capitalism

[-] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 112 points 1 day ago

Without reverse engineering, there is no security. No way to find new bugs and vulnerabilities or confirm it's backdoor free. Just blind trust only.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 76 points 1 day ago

It offers protection from crackers and cybergangs too, because they always follow laws. /s

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