diff -ru typespeed-0.6.5/src/typespeed.c typespeed/src/typespeed.c
--- a/src/typespeed.c	2008-08-13 16:36:51.000000000 +0200
+++ b/src/typespeed.c	2020-06-12 20:59:08.682552635 +0200
@@ -322,31 +322,6 @@
 	if ((hfd = open(HIGHFILE, O_RDWR, 0)) == -1)
 		xerr(1, "main: open: %s", HIGHFILE);
 
-#ifndef WIN32
-	/* drop privileges */
-	mygid = getgid();
-#if defined(HAVE_SETRESGID)
-	if (setresgid(mygid, mygid, mygid) == -1) {
-		fputs("Cannot drop privilege!\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-#elif defined(HAVE_RESREGID)
-	if (setregid(mygid, mygid) == -1) {
-		fputs("Cannot drop privilege!\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-#else
-	if (setegid(mygid) == -1) {
-		fputs("Cannot drop privilege!\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	if (setgid(mygid) == -1) {
-		fputs("Cannot drop privilege!\n", stderr);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-#endif /* HAVE_SETRESGID */
-#endif /* WIN32 */
-
 	/* check file descriptors for consistency */
 	if (hfd == STDIN_FILENO || hfd == STDOUT_FILENO ||
 	    hfd == STDERR_FILENO)