I really liked LM Studio and then I realized it’s closed source.

One of the reasons I fear closed source software is because of backdoors. Another reason is that the US government can require backdoors using court orders and force corporations to lie about backdoors existing or telemetry when it’s closed source code and can’t be reviewed.

Does this present any sort of real risk with LM Studio?

When LM Studio contacts external servers, is what sent clear or encrypted? (In other words, if they were sending my sexy discussion with CyberPunk Gemi the femboy to a server, could I see that in the packets showing the conversation with wireshark or would I just not know because anything going to their server has encrypted packets from https? Is any data sent by the App something that could be reviewed in wireshark?)

Would it be possible for the government to order LM Studio to upload data only when certain keywords are used (like “Cyberpunk Femboy” or “Leftist on Lemmy”)?

It’s great software, but closed source is scary and weird. I don’t know if I am over-reacting and should take a chill pill (by which I mean illegal drugs) or if I am rightfully freaking out and should celebrate my new insights by uninstalling LM Studio (and then taking illegal drugs).

(I don’t know where LM Studio is made and don’t know how to use a search engine to find out so I am guessing USA.)