Opensource apps?

[Lax]

I'm with HPAVC on open source not fixing that particular issue. There's plenty of articles that explain that most open source programs never get code reviewed and everyone assumes that someone else is reviewing it for them (this is a subject of debate, here's a link with some interesting discussion). That only happens when there's enough developers interested in a particular open source project. Someone could hide malicious code in an open source app just as they could in a closed source app, and if you don't read the code yourself, how can you be sure? Even if you do, code that looks fine could be hiding something, too.

But .. why on earth would he use a closed source hardware multiplexer?! They run strange programs from someone you don't trust.

Hey, have you heard about the upcoming Intel chips having built-in DRM? (google for "Intel Insider", this is current news) Who exactly do you trust?

p.s. open source hardware exists too: http://www.arduino.cc/

p.p.s. I am a fan of open source in general.