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I somehow misread that as NBA, and was very confused what basketball had to do with OS backdoors
NSA makes
WAY more sense
Michel jordan want to look at your browser history :D
Nope this has Kareem written all over it
Roger Murdock?
No, that's Mark McGwire.
A OS backdoor is very simular to a backdoor cut, which allows a player to sneak behind defenders when they are focused on the ball or player with a ball.
NBA coaches have taken inspiration from many different places to perfect their plays. Computer security is just another step.
I read it NASA at first
they wanted to cut to the basket behind the defense