Sure, but since there's no enforced standard for how privileges are configured on a system, there's always the possibility that your app to be the only escape t

Sure, but since there's no enforced standard for how privileges are configured on a system, there's always the possibility that your app to be the only escape ticket. You can dismiss that possibility of course. But, as a general habit, it's best to use secure alternatives instead of mulling over probabilities every other line. As a positive side-effect, the change would make your app not crash on systems with long HOME env paths.:)