@hanno @RichFelker For the range of Windows users from home users to comp labs to corp users without "no custom executables" policy?
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Replying to @ch3root
@ch3root@RichFelker I'd say "automatic updates of os+browser", "removal of dangerous browser plugins" are feasible and comparable1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hanno
@ch3root@RichFelker but that wasn't my main point. My point is: nobody is even trying to do such studies in a rigorous way.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hanno
@ch3root@RichFelker of course whether something is feasible for average users could and should be part of such a study.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hanno
@ch3root@RichFelker fact is: there is a million dollar industry selling IT sec products with no data if they do more harm than good1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hanno
@hanno@RichFelker "Automatic updates" are fine and more-or-less easy. But "removal of dangerous browser plugins" already shows the problem:1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ch3root
@hanno@RichFelker where these plugins came from? Probably the user installed it. How do you prevent the user from running random garbage?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ch3root
@hanno@RichFelker How do you want to remove dangerous browser plugins -- make a blacklist? Then you are back to square one.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @RichFelker
@ch3root@hanno Instead whitelist on a set of principles like the DFSG was for "free", but instead defining "non-malicious".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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Replying to @RichFelker
@RichFelker@hanno I guess any attempt of such classification will be controversial.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ch3root
@RichFelker@hanno Mozilla is going to do something like this so we will see how it plays out.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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