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An even better reason would potentially be security. Exploits in electron are pretty common, which may be a result of its ubiquity making it a big target. But a
by greenthrow 4y ago
An even better reason would potentially be security. Exploits in electron are pretty common, which may be a result of its ubiquity making it a big target. But also it's just a complicated platform to secure.
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- xmprt 4y agoIf I was worried about security then I think I'd probably move to using the web client (or a web wrapper) instead of switching to a third party native application.
- bobblywobbles 4y agoThat's a common refrain I hear that Electron apps aren't secure. It was more true in the past and less-so now. I've been maintaining a secure Electron template for 2 years that's got traction in the community, if you are interested - https://github.com/reZach/secure-electron-template https://github.com/reZach/secure-electron-template.
- Griffinsauce 4y agoHow is installing rando native apps any more secure?
- anaisbetts 4y ago.
- noptd 4y ago>Slack is one of the most secure Electron apps currently in existence at the moment, they have been... And from your other comment >we in the Slack Desktop team Seems misleading to declare something like this without a disclaimer that you work for the company in question, especially when phrasing it as if you are definitively not a part of said company.
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