pepe wrote:
So if there was no tool and i built my own (there exists one after that), it is a security issue and my whole personality is questionable if i do DR using that. bravo.
What about AV software makers? They rely on security issues as well, i'm afraid...
What do you have for car mechanics, carpenters, electronic technicians who live from repairing other people's stuff? Cars should not break if they were built perfect, same is true for a bunch of useless rip-off profession.
I think you may have lost the connection to real life, being a pensioner you have nothing to worry about, nothing better to do than building weird philosophies...
Looks like i am arguing with the one in possessing THE knowledge , please forgive me for being so sinful not understanding the profound thoughts of gods. I am trying to learn. But i 'm afraid i will never become so perfect. maybe i give up...
now.
pepe
Why do you insist on interpreting my statements as impugning your integrity?
The accepted practice when someone discovers a security flaw, even if it was discovered at considerable personal expense, is to make the manufacturer aware of it. The manufacturer is then morally obliged to redress the flaw. After sufficient time has passed, the researcher should then make the public aware of the risk.
We all know that data recovery people are specially chosen for their high moral standards and impeccable business ethics, but there are a lot of bad actors who would have access to the same tools and who don't share those same noble principles. That includes expensive professional tools, not just freeware. The Equation group is one bad actor that comes to mind.
I wonder what the American public would think if they knew that the tools that can defeat their HDD and SSD security originate in Russia and China, especially in the current cyber(in)security climate?