Re:The Screwed-O-Meter
by Dalewyn on Monday July 31, 2023 @01:31AM
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>what is HNs obsession with disabling JavaScript? Are y’all browsing the internet like this? If so how and why? Isn’t most of the modern web dependent on JavaScript?
You know how most security vulnerabilities are some form or another of Remote Code Execution, right?
Well, now consider what JavaScript usually is: Code from a Remote server that Executes on its own locally. The remote server might not have anything to do with the website you intended to visit, too.
The literal nature of JavaScript is a security threat and liability.
You know how most security vulnerabilities are some form or another of Remote Code Execution, right?
Well, now consider what JavaScript usually is: Code from a Remote server that Executes on its own locally. The remote server might not have anything to do with the website you intended to visit, too.
The literal nature of JavaScript is a security threat and liability.