[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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