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> But, hey, why this little, made by nobody-knows-who, dive application should be given unlimited access to all your personal files, work email, bank account, a
by TorKlingberg 16y ago
> But, hey, why this little, made by nobody-knows-who, dive application should be given unlimited access to all your personal files, work email, bank account, and god-know-what-else-you-keep-on-your-laptop?
This problem is largely getting solved, by web applications. Make little applications in the form of websites, and people can use it safely as long as the web browser does not have a security hole.
Running different applications as different users on a desktop machine is too much trouble anyway.
- gloob 16y agoMake little applications in the form of websites, and people can use it safely as long as the web browser does not have a security hole. In practice this means: "Make little applications in the form of websites, and people cannot use it safely."