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Free Laptop-Tracking System Hits the Streets

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Adeona may have been the goddess of safe returns, but if a group of computer science professors and graduate students get their wish, they'll be viewed as the patron saints of secure laptop computer data, thanks to their new open source software service named after the Roman deity. Also, for those who worship at the altar of bargains, Adeona may indeed be a godsend: It's free.

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techiem2 ·
Quoting: Perry did have questions about whether an open source-based tracking system would itself be secure, since any developer would have access to the source code. "The fact that it's open source makes the structure of security visible to the bad guys as well. ... Corporations don't open source security for that reason."


Ah...the ever present "security through obscurity" argument.

It seems to me that it's more likely corporations don't open source security because: 1. Their system is really very insecure and they are hoping nobody will find out 2. They have nice back doors built in that would get them in lots of trouble if someone found out 3. They are stealing IP/code/methods/whatever from someone else and don't want to get sued for it 4. They really believe the security through obscurity arguments

jezuch ·
Openness wins: if it's good for cryptographers, it's gotta be good for Linux!

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