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Re:Let web applications be file handlers by mschuster91 on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:28AM (#27502934)
> In fact it may be a good measure against it since you quickly see that it does not open in your usual app

There's nothing preventing a bad actor from copying the existing banking app and attaching a backdoor, assuming local code execution capability - either re-sign it with a local codesign certificate or use runtime code injection/linker overrides.

A web app has always the URL bar and the banking site can rely on HSTS to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Re:Let web applications be file handlers by mqus on Monday June 14, 2021 @12:33PM (#27504673)
> There's nothing preventing a bad actor from copying the existing banking app and attaching a backdoor

Getting an app to a user is imho FAR more difficult than showing him a website. (Fake ones even more so)

How easily would you click on a link if I would provide it here vs How easily would you install a new program if I provided you a link here?