Just to nitpick, but open source != secure. Things like the XZ backdoor can still happen to just about any open source project (and quite likely have, and have yet to be discovered). While open source allows for more security in a project in many situations, it doesn’t inherently guarantee security.
No matter what software you use, you’re having to place a certain amount of trust in the developer. And for a lot of people, it’s easier to place that trust in a group that has an established reputation, such as Microsoft or Apple or Google.
It definitely isn’t secure by default, but I’ll take it over a corporation hiding any mention of a security hole in their product because it will drop their share price next week while script kiddos from russia and china download credit card database from it’s biggest customers.
Just to nitpick, but open source != secure. Things like the XZ backdoor can still happen to just about any open source project (and quite likely have, and have yet to be discovered). While open source allows for more security in a project in many situations, it doesn’t inherently guarantee security.
No matter what software you use, you’re having to place a certain amount of trust in the developer. And for a lot of people, it’s easier to place that trust in a group that has an established reputation, such as Microsoft or Apple or Google.
It definitely isn’t secure by default, but I’ll take it over a corporation hiding any mention of a security hole in their product because it will drop their share price next week while script kiddos from russia and china download credit card database from it’s biggest customers.