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They only host PDFs and EPUBs, so there's no software involved.
by givepause 5y ago
They only host PDFs and EPUBs, so there's no software involved.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoBoth the PDF and EPUB formats allow embedding programs within them. The risk of malware is remote but real.
- eloisius 5y agoWhile I think it’s incorrect to assume PDFs cannot be exploited, I’m using computer viruses as a metaphor. What if a legit chemistry paper was tampered with such that the procedure creates and explosively releases a nerve agent and a cheap grad student that didn’t pay for the legal copy unknowingly follows it?
- JetSpiegel 5y ago> What if a legit chemistry paper was tampered with such that the procedure creates and explosively releases a nerve agent and a cheap grad student that didn’t pay for the legal copy unknowingly follows it? That grad student is visited by representatives from the military-industrial complex and is quickly drafted to doing that again. Imagine creating nerve agents by accident, what a breakthrough!