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@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ of this extremely flawed movement.</p>
<br> <br>
<p>The <p>The
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software"
>FOSS</a> movement is an attempt to regain privacy and control over our >FOSS</a> movement is an attempt to regain
devices and data, but the entire concept of FOSS-only, at the current time, <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy"
is severely, and dangerously, flawed. What the FOSS community does not seem >privacy</a> and
to understand is the fact that most FOSS software cares not about <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(psychology)"
>control</a> over our devices and data, but the entire concept of FOSS-only, at
the current time, is severely, and dangerously, flawed. What the FOSS community
does not seem to understand is the fact that most FOSS software cares not about
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security" <a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security"
>security</a>. >security</a>.
"Security"; keep that word in mind as you progress through this article. "Security"; keep that word in mind as you progress through this article.
@ -42,10 +45,7 @@ What is security? Security is being safe and secure from adversaries and
unwanted consequences; security protects our rights and allows us to unwanted consequences; security protects our rights and allows us to
protect ourselves. Without security, we have no protection, and without protect ourselves. Without security, we have no protection, and without
protection, we have a lack of certainty of everything else, including protection, we have a lack of certainty of everything else, including
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy" privacy and control, which is what the FOSS movement is seeking.</p>
>privacy</a> and
<a class="body-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_(psychology)"
>control</a>, which is what the FOSS movement is seeking.</p>
<br> <br>
<p>FOSS projects rarely take security into account; they simply look at the <p>FOSS projects rarely take security into account; they simply look at the
surface level, rather than the actual surface level, rather than the actual