20190507-1931_entry.txt (1571B)
1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 2019-05-07 17:32:26 UTC 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 5 After the _ups_ moment that Firefox had the other day, I decided to 6 write a bit about [staying away from the browser][1] and what tools I 7 usually use to achieve that most of the time. Most of the time means 8 while not at work thanks to my _dear friend_ slack ... 9 10 The browser has become the bigger threat on our desktops, both for 11 privacy and security reasons. And there are alternatives for most of the 12 tasks we do on it. 13 14 Is not that I hate the web, but it has been abused and perverted beyond 15 measure. These days a browser is almost a complete OS for a lot of 16 people, and that comes with a price. 17 18 Also, executing code sent by whatever random site you're visiting never 19 seemed like a super good idea to me. 20 21 One could argue that trust unknown code is what we do all day, and they 22 will be right. But the subtle difference is that you put your trust in 23 that software developers and your OS developers (a discrete set of, 24 usually quite smart, people) and not on whatever comes through the wire 25 (that even with the best of intentions could be compromised). 26 27 In the end this seems a bit of a rant about JavaScript and the state of 28 the modern web. It was not supposed to be that, but what can one do. 29 Maybe I'm just getting old, :-P 30 31 :wq 32 33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34 35 [1]: gopher://e1e0.net/0/browser-dependency.md.txt