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> Desktop apps do have to adhere to the same system security permission that the browser provides. A desktop app on an average users PC has access to most file
by mschuetz 5y ago
> Desktop apps do have to adhere to the same system security permission that the browser provides.
A desktop app on an average users PC has access to most files on disk, including sensitive data. While a browser has that too, apps running inside a browsers sandbox do not.