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by remy_ 3636 days ago
Because the binary is served from a marketplace that works with an app that you trust and that will verify the package signature. Or, the web browser does not behave like a package manager.
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So it would need a browser plug-in instead of just a web page? That seems fair enough. Extra kudos if they manage to use a standard plug-in for several websites. Maybe we can even get some kind of standard for this.