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I mean I'm sure there were a million exploits that would bypass even the check and prompt, but that doesn't change the fact that it's pretty crazy that native c
by 0x0 3y ago
I mean I'm sure there were a million exploits that would bypass even the check and prompt, but that doesn't change the fact that it's pretty crazy that native code execution was part of the design with just one small incomprehensible trust dialog.
- withinboredom 3y agoI don't think there was any dialog at all. IIRC. At first, people weren't worried about security. It was just a bunch of us nerds on there. You interacted with real people that didn't seem like they were trying to swindle you. The world still used paper checks for anything big, and credit/debit cards were there, but not like today. It wasn't that uncommon to write a check and ask the shop owner to cash it next week, at least in my poor household. There wasn't "online banking" or "online identities" to steal, so it didn't seem all that important. The worst thing that would happen is you would lose access to a chat handle.