• Allero@lemmy.today
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    7 months ago

    I mean they can make a sneaky update to the client that introduces such changes.

    Sure, if you won’t update your client, this won’t affect you, but would potentially open you up to other security vulnerabilities.

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      7 months ago

      This was a real concern with MEGA back in the day (after Kim said you should no longer trust them) and a big reason why I prefer to use standalone client apps that I can control the source of.