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		vbezhenar on June 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromium unconditionally downloads binary blob You can't realistically audit binary blob. But you can audit source code. So if download is protected by the digital signature, it's OK.

mavhc on June 16, 2015 [–]

You can't realistically audit the Chromium source code either.

shit_parade2 on June 16, 2015 | [–]

? Why do you think people are discussing this, might it be because, gasp, the source code is being audited?

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