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Re:Javascript exploit actively used against TorBrowser by secfirstmd on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @07:46PM (#13067544)
If the activists/journalists/whatever don't want to take the necessary precautions to use computers to talk to people in a way in which they are protected from capable adversaries, then I'm not sure what it is that they are expecting.

I get what your saying but humans are humans, journalists are busy and security is a pain for most people (until they need it).

The threat model really depends and so is too wide for me to make any sweeping statements. Clearly a US journalist working on drone strikes is a different threat model to an democracy activist in Sudan.

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Re:Javascript exploit actively used against TorBrowser by tmptmp on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:22PM (#13067939)
>>I get what your saying but humans are humans, journalists are busy and security is a pain for most people (until they need it).

...until they see they need it.

Sad, as most people may not even know that they need to go to these kind of depths. For them, TBB seems more than enough.

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Re:Javascript exploit actively used against TorBrowser by secfirstmd on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:25PM (#13067954)
Couldn't agree more.
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