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by mike-cardwell 5697 days ago
I've actually been trying to reduce my web browser usage on my laptop and move what I can to local apps. I feel a lot safer using a Twitter app, than using Twitter in a web browser, and a lot safer using an IMAP client than a webmail client.
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peter123 5697 days ago
You actually trust the browser less than the individual apps developed by different companies? I'd think the apps would have more security holes than a browser that's been tested and used by millions of people everyday.
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mike-cardwell 5697 days ago
Yeah, in general. Twitter has had XSS flaws that hit people using web browsers but I've not heared of any Twitter app exploits. I'd trust Thunderbird+IMAP more than Firefox+GMail without a doubt. I don't read my RSS feeds in a browser either, they get pulled down and converted to emails and are read in Thunderbird.
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