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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Have you heard about the Bitcoin "Kill Switch"? It's a doozy!
by
keithers
on 15/02/2014, 18:28:01 UTC
Make no mistake, next are all internet-connectable devices, the same devices currently used to remit payment freely, i.e. Bitcoin.

NSA Backdoors have been found on windoze.
Apple products do not seem to be any safer.
Linux is not safe either.

Having a way to remotely wipe your device is good, but it should be user choice and user installed.
My Android antivirus has the ability to remotely wipe my device if I need it.

I read somewhere that the NSA was intercepting computer orders from Amazon, and then installing their own custom malware onto newly purchased laptops and computers.   It was set that even if the user did a complete wipe of the computer after receiving it, the malware would re-install itself onto the machine afterwards.