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by cm3 3721 days ago
Which is why it's even more dangerous to browse the web with all receptors (features) enabled.

Add preloading of links on pages, and you have yourself a constant modifying environment (browser) which is controlled by third parties that don't first require a permission dialog.

So, this is much unsafer than consciously running an executable you've downloaded.