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Re:US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking jour... by ruined on Saturday December 21, 2024 @04:40PM (#42482560)
note for signal users: in settings, you can disable link previews and automatic media download.
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Re:US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking jour... by stavros on Saturday December 21, 2024 @09:38PM (#42484028)
Why are link previews a problem? Presumably I only generate previews for links I've vetted.
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Re:US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking jour... by 3eb7988a1663 on Saturday December 21, 2024 @10:15PM (#42484153)
It seems like most of the exploits come down to blowing up a parser of one data format or another. Myriad from which to choose, they are written in C for historical reasons, and probably play fast and loose with validation in the name of performance.
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Re:US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking jour... by stavros on Sunday December 22, 2024 @03:31AM (#42485100)
True, I guess you're right.
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