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account42 | on: Horible public key tricks
On a desktop/laptop, root doesn't have anything even remotely as interesting as your own user. What you are arguing for is pure security theater.
icedchai | parent
It’s much easier to insert persistent malware when you can modify the operating system. I remember Windows viruses that would disable windows update. Very annoying!
vrighter | root | parent
a virus that disables windows update? Sounds like an actual sellable product to me!