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Native apps can be sandboxed much better e.g. with firejail. The browser sandboxing model has a huge attack surface, as proven by the hundred vulnerabilities f
by eeZah7Ux 6y ago
Native apps can be sandboxed much better e.g. with firejail.
The browser sandboxing model has a huge attack surface, as proven by the hundred vulnerabilities found.
- rpastuszak 6y agoUber, Facebook (esp. the Android SDK) and TikTok would like to have a chat with you. I don't see Firejail wrapping all of the apps coming from the AppStore any time soon.
- ummonk 6y agoThe findings of vulnerabilities are a product of all the effort invested into testing the browser sandbox and hardening it. In contrast, native app firewalls are only starting to get developed and are far less battle-tested than the browser sandbox. Heck, just look at one of the other threads on the current HN front-page for how weak native app firewalls can be: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23689364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23689364