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I'd say modern websites are worse. PDFs don't keep moving under your feet while the javascript is loading. PDFs can be straightforwardly saved on your computer.
by generationP 6y ago
I'd say modern websites are worse. PDFs don't keep moving under your feet while the javascript is loading. PDFs can be straightforwardly saved on your computer. PDFs don't blank out if you lose connection because of ajax. PDFs don't embed malware from third parties.
- dhosek 6y agoOn the last point, PDFs can still embed first-party malware. E.g., https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/malicious-pdfs-revealing-techniques-behind-attacks/ https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/malicious-pdfs-revealing-te...
- sliken 6y agoOr spy on you, without malware.
- generationP 6y agoModern websites spy on you by default, though.