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Do you run any application which you downloaded from the internet? Database Administration tool, messaging app, or similar? They are mostly written in code you
by thecatspaw 11y ago
Do you run any application which you downloaded from the internet? Database Administration tool, messaging app, or similar? They are mostly written in code you cannot access or view in any way, yet you still trust the publisher.
- rplnt 11y agoAnd they are rarely sandboxed (as opposed to javascript in browsers).
- JupiterMoon 11y agoBut the web ones are different everytime you visit. With desktop apps you can install updated versions at your leisure. With a web app if someone managed to inject something nasty into gmail -- we all be hosed.
- bbcbasic 11y agoYou beat me to it. I was going to say that clicking a link is supposed to be a natural thing to do, while installing software requires some degree of trust in who you are downloading it from.