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		loewenskind on Dec 13, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chrome OS and IT platform longevity Why do you care about security updates for a dumb terminal?

cryptoz on Dec 13, 2010 [–]

Well, you're probably typing credit card numbers, passwords, and other private information into the dumb terminal. It seems absolutely critical to make sure nobody is running a keylogger.

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