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Ubuntu’s Snap packages aren’t yet as secure as Canonical’s marketing claims

2-5-2016 < The Unhived Mind 106 61 words
 
Ubuntu’s Snap packages aren’t yet as secure as Canonical’s marketing claims Malicious apps can still steal your data, even if you install them using a Snap. Chris Hoffman PCWorld May 2, 2016 5:00 AM http://www.pcworld.com/article/3063134/linux/ubuntus-snap-packages-arent-yet-as-secure-as-canonicals-marketing-claims.html Canonical has been talking up Snaps, a new type of package format featured in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. “Users can install a snap without having to […]
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