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Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by chmod775 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @06:40PM (#26765891)
No. Nowadays you should still disable JavaScript as well as video playback in your browser if you want to be safe.

There was a brief period some years ago where browsers looked "pretty safe", but we have quickly backtracked by stuffing JS and browsers full of new APIs that are creating new vulnerabilities.

Edit: Yes. Downvoting will surely reduce the amount of CVEs.

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=chrome+v8

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=chrome+sand...

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=firefox

There were also Chrome RCEs & sandbox escapes discovered in the wild as recently as November:

https://twitter.com/benhawkes/status/1323374326150701057

https://googleprojectzero.github.io/0days-in-the-wild/0day-R...

And for Firefox:

https://googleprojectzero.github.io/0days-in-the-wild//0day-...

Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by zamadatix on Saturday April 10, 2021 @09:15PM (#26766760)
I mean you might as well just disable all connectivity on your computer if you only feel safe by not having CVEs show up in a search. Generally people want to still receive content though and are looking for the safest ways to do that, not ways to re-enact Bubble Boy, and for that browsers actually rank pretty good against most any other ways to get dynamic content.
Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by chmod775 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @10:41PM (#26767107)
The question wasn't "what is the safest way to display dynamic content", the question was "is displaying dynamic content (this way) safe".

And the answer is no. Web browsers are the safest way to run arbitrary code in a sandbox on your computer - which is what dynamic content in this context really means - the same way that aiming at your feet is the safest way to shoot yourself.

Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by Hnrobert42 on Sunday April 11, 2021 @12:16AM (#26767447)
I’ve run NoScript for years. I selectively enable JS. It’s fine.
Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by cooperaustinj on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:22PM (#26766558)
You'll be safe because you can't effectively use the modern internet :)
Re:Did you know you can put a whole game inside of a push no... by eckza on Sunday April 11, 2021 @01:39AM (#26767730)
Dissenters and dissidents stick together; you have my vote.