An email making the rounds has sparked rumors the FBI secretly placed a backdoor into the OpenBSD operating system. Computer security researchers are calling for an audit of the source code, and some believe the charges are a hoax. Declan McCullagh at CNET has a report here. (Via Submitterator, thanks Cliph)
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