github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/5947#issuec…
It’s a link to a previous issue that was fixed, but it’s an egregious one.
Comment on Zen browser had a backdoor enabled by default
jonathan@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I didn’t see anything about a backdoor at the link.
optissima@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
It’s weird link to this issue with that title, since the problem is only referenced in the discussion. The actual backdoor issue is here.
fartsparkles@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fuuuuck. I wouldn’t eat a sandwich made by this person let alone a web browser. Forking and mucking around in a code base they clearly don’t understand. I get the feeling they’re one of those
chmod -R 777people.tias@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I agree. That response made me lose any trust I had and I actually went to verify that I didn’t still have Zen browser installed from some earlier test run. He sounds like a script kiddie.
freely1333@reddthat.com 2 months ago
He was obviously very amateur by reading his posts on Reddit. Zen is more of a skin than a real browser, but I guess that’s essentially what a fork is at some point.
jonathan@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Fuck me, tell me someone else has risen to effective project lead since then?
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
His last comment is from 7 minutes ago so I would say no x)
gnutrino@programming.dev 2 months ago
You volunteering?
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
who in their right mind would hand over project leadership to a random person on a forum who he knows nothing about