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Google Open Sources Updater

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday April 13, 2009 @01:48AM from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

Jamie noticed the news that Google Update is now Open Source. The article acknowledges the privacy and security concerns of an application that is always running in the background of your machine, and authorized to install new software. And Google made the logically obvious conclusion that releasing the source code would alleviate those concerns.

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Re:concerns alleviated... by mogwhy · 2009-04-13 02:53 · Score: 0, Troll

Well I feel much safer now knowing that the updater is open source.
Expect virus / trojan to mimic Google Update "exactly".
Coming to a botnet near you soon.
Although there are hidden benefits, botnets will update themselves ensuring that software / machines runs at optimal performance for the benefit of the botnet as a whole.