> The problem is that security is only important when you're running your valuable IP code and extremely private data on someone else's computer, right next to

> The problem is that security is only important when you're running your valuable IP code and extremely private data on someone else's computer, right next to arbitrary code written by a third party. I mostly agree in principle but disagree with your introduction. Unless you don’t use a web browser. Your browser is an untrusted computing environment that is constantly downloading and running 3rd party code in sandboxed environments. A modern browser looks a lot like an edge node running on-demand short-lived programs from 3rd parties.