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[–] 40 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

To add on:

  • There is no transparency about who is behind it. It just a Github account called "Rustdesk." It could be a real company in Singapore or it could be some guy in China as people have speculated.

  • The Rustdesk software needs way more permissions than necessary. This became evident with the flatpak as they did sandbox escapes which prevented them from being on flathub

  • The Rustdesk distribution is entirely centralize release server run by Rustdesk. They could easily push out malware to lots of devices.

  • They have done some sketchy things in the past. One of the things they did was quietly switch Linux desktops back to X11.

  • The Rustdesk system is not terribly resistant to brute forcing. The weak password means they someone could try every combination.

  • Rustdesk docker deployment docker compose exposes all ports on the host. This is minor but it could lead to a sandbox excape.

  • Rustdesk servers keep getting hosted in countries that have freedom problems such as China and Russia.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wow, I'm wondering how anyone would trust this software. It literally exposes your desktop. To me that requires top-tier trust level, i.e. nothing sketchy at all.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    could be some guy in China

    I don't see how that's a problem, it's not like it's by a Chinese run company or like the Chinese government is spying on you; in the case you described it'd just be a rando with a hobby/vision.

    The fact that it keeps getting hosted in countries that have freedom problems, such as China and Russia, does concern me, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The problem is that China makes developing privacy and freedom friendly tech illegal. You won't find many Tor devs in China

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