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wmf on June 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Flatpak – A Security Nightmare (2018)

Where the app is installed and what it can access are separate things.

Also, it's fairly easy to reinstall the OS but people are more concerned about their home directories being damaged or exfiltrated.

biggestdecision on June 15, 2020 [–]

The safety of your home directory relies on the integrity of the operating system.

gridlockd on June 15, 2020 | [–]

The point is that if you run an app with FS access to your home directory, you are already screwed. OS integrity does not matter in that case.

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