On 2022-01-18 11:23:14 -0500, songbird wrote: > Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > > songbird wrote: > ... > >> but what i do is set where files are saved in a > >> specific directory and leave it at that > > > > That works fine while you can be sure that a browser is only > > saving downloaded files. What about when if can do anything > > it likes to any file/folder? > > i'm trusting the developers of the browser just like > everyone else who uses it.
The main issue is security bugs. > javascript has always been an issue, i don't see that > changing. if you are paranoid about that kind of access > then the OS does let you set things up to be doubly sure > (different users and groups) and there are even security > protocols that go even further. i don't bother with > them. I systematically run firefox in firejail. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
