Open Web Advocacy

Re:Open Web Advocacy by the_other on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @09:55AM (#30514878)

> Privacy is worse on native, and we shouldn’t copy that.

When I create a document locally, or copy a photo from my camera to my computer, I'm responsible for how far it leaks, and it's fairly easy to manage and understand.

When I create similar data in a web app, I have no control over what happens to it.

How is "privacy worse on native"?

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Re:Open Web Advocacy by easrng on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @04:20PM (#30520156)

You're comparing apples to oranges. Trusted local software and trusted web software aren't the issue. The issue is untrusted software. If you run untrusted native software on a (either non-mobile or non-updated) system, it can usually read and potentially exfiltrate all your files. On the other hand, an untrusted web pages can only access and exfiltrate the files you choose to let them access.

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Re:Open Web Advocacy by the_other on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:14AM (#30539227)

I understand. Thanks.

I think the key here is "trusted". That's the bit that needs work. Vendors need to work on their trust; our industry needs to work on its architectures and business models.

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