# What does Privacy Guides see as OpenSource?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230
**Category:** Site Development
**Created:** 2024-08-21T14:24:09Z
**Posts:** 102
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## Post 90 by @jonah — 2024-11-24T00:11:50Z

> [@anon42475305](#):
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> I struggle to see how transparency, trust, and freedom are not central to the cause of privacy.

:100:

There’s 0 doubt in my mind that open source has inherent privacy benefits.

What I don’t understand is people hearing “open source is good for privacy” and taking that to mean that _all_ open source software is better than _all_ closed source software. That seems like a completely irrelevant strawman :confused:

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I am surprised we are 89 posts deep into this topic and yet nobody seems to have posted any counter arguments to my answer in post [23](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230/23), and clarifications in posts [25](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230/25) and [28](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230/28). I’m still happy with these posts as my answer to this question, and I am still getting the feeling that people largely agree.

Can anyone share why they disagree with me, or can we consider this issue resolved?

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