[HN Gopher] Malware in open-source web extensions
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Malware in open-source web extensions
Author : belter
Score : 16 points
Date : 2021-07-07 15:39 UTC (7 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (lwn.net)
(TXT) w3m dump (lwn.net)
| casual-dev wrote:
| While I understand the problem, the only solution is a big red
| sign "Abandon all hope ye who enter" or taping it all shut. It
| was fun while it lasted.
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| I guess a big userbase will always attract people with malicious
| intent, abusing the tech behind everyday apps. But the original
| creator cannot do anything, when his or her successor does not
| weed out the bad. Even if they do, this cycle will never break.
| Interesting morale problem for open source software developers.
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