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by erights 2754 days ago
This npm / event-stream incident is the perfect teaching moment for POLA (Principle of Least Authority), and for the need to support least authority for JavaScript libraries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Snbss_tawI&list=PLKr-mvz8uv... is my presentation to the Node security team, explaining many of these issues prior to this particular incident.