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> Random websites can't be entrusted to run javascript in a way that's not hostile to my interests. I encourage you to consider that any website that runs arbi
by mikegerwitz 10y ago
> Random websites can't be entrusted to run javascript in a way that's not hostile to my interests.
I encourage you to consider that any website that runs arbitrary code on your computer _at all_ is hostile to your interests, by default. Websites today are becoming more programs than documents; rather than presenting you with a download dialog like you'd traditionally see with software, your browser is clicking "Download and Run" for you.
Cooper Quintin of the EFF had a Privacy Badger talk at LibrePlanet 2016 that emphasizes just how many third parties you are "trusting" when you visit a website.
https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/ending-online-tracking-privacy-badger-and-beyond/ https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/ending-online-...
I spoke more generally:
https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/collection/restore-online-freedom/ https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/collection/resto...