Author: Daniel Edgecumbe 2022-01-01 22:57:57
Published on: 2022-01-01T22:57:57+00:00
The email thread in question is regarding a proposal to remove certain options from Bitcoin Core, namely the *notify options. The author of the email suggests that these options can be used by attackers with social engineering to control machines running Bitcoin Core. He goes on to explain that he has attempted to bring this issue to the attention of the project maintainers and reviewers, but has been met with resistance. The author provides links to various PRs and issues related to this topic for further reading. He also mentions that he was asked not to review and comment in one of the PRs, which he disagrees with. The author signs off by stating that this will be helpful in his security project and highlights what users expect from developers and the future of money.
Updated on: 2023-06-15T04:15:44.135012+00:00