Nobody with two brain cells says foss can’t have spy/malware. What’s true is only that in important projects, it is very likely it will raise flags very soon. For example, see your link
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Rose@lemmy.world 11 months agoNot to mention that open source software can and sometimes does contain spyware.
Railcar8095@lemm.ee 11 months ago
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That seems allot more like a one-off, a one time thing.
Also, anyone can view the source code for the open source product.