I know open source programs can be better in terms of privacy and security. At least potentially. For example if a messaging app is open source, everyone can see codes of this program on Github. If the program has backdoor, anyone can see it.
But how can we be sure, codes of app on Google Play Store is same as codes of Github? Could it be compiled in a different code has backdoor?
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You can’t really, which is among the reason why you should always be a tiny bit skeptical of all software you didn’t compile yourself if you have important concerns. However depending on the software in question you could always try building the software yourself and see if the binary matches up, or if there are some security aspects of the software that can be publicly tested or analyzed.
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