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Re:Bash functions are better than I thought by naniwaduni on Sunday October 31, 2021 @05:31PM (#29060654)
A random web form can exfiltrate the data you paste into it (and whatever your browser lets it gather). A local program can exfiltrate ... approximately everything of value on the machine?
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Re:Bash functions are better than I thought by dotancohen on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:15AM (#29063841)
That's why Linux users typically install things from their distro's package manager. The bar to get malicious software in there is very very high (though it is not impossible).

But if you're still using Windows, then yes, I agree.

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