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Re:OpenSilver – a plugin-free, open-source reimplementation ... by edwintorok on Monday March 09, 2020 @07:06PM (#22530907)
At least you can sandbox and run webassembly everywhere with an open interpreter/JIT. With plugins you have to trust and install some binary code on your system, no sandboxing, no idea what it does and what it can access, etc. Much worse.
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Re:OpenSilver – a plugin-free, open-source reimplementation ... by pjmlp on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:47AM (#22533085)
JavaScript based exploits show how well it works.
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