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It's code that can run for arbitrary amounts which can't be killed without killing the browser and affecting _other_ services to. It's user hostile code execut
by inetknght 7y ago
It's code that can run for arbitrary amounts which can't be killed without killing the browser and affecting _other_ services to.
It's user hostile code executed by foreign entities on devices that you are supposed to "own"
- cjbprime 7y agoIn recent browsers you can certainly kill just one tab's JavaScript without taking out anything else. It doesn't feel very different to printing a PostScript file to me. You're giving someone access to run their "arbitrary code" in a VM on your system with very limited permissions.