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by mrex 1426 days ago
>Browser already operates in “untrusted” mode.

My guy, there's a difference between legitimate confusion and this sort of aggressively refusing to get the point.

Clearly I'm not referring to sandboxing or app privileges, I'm referring to how your browser assumes any site that's able to send it some Javascript should automatically expect that Javascript to run, or WebGL, or WebAssembly, or whatever monstrosity.

Fundamentally the web was built with the assumption that any resource loaded was an intentional act by a user, or by a process directly authorized by a user.

Over time, the internet has drifted to a one-protocol town, and that assumption by the designers of the protocol is breaking down as the protocol becomes everything to everyone. Trust boundaries and user controls are NOT evolving in time with the protocol capabilities, and worse, protocol development has largely become a fox guarding the henhouse as the main browser developers ultimately responsible for defining the de facto protocol suite, Google and Microsoft, each vie for advertiser dollars and market ubiquity by transforming web browsers into operating systems.

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No longer replying, if you use Apple products, based on your needs, consider looking for other options.

And no, lockdown mode should not enable or task users with authorizing file-by-file, line—by-line, etc blacklisted technologies; believe some of the off by default functionalities are able to be whitelist per domain, but might be wrong.

Also, you clearly and repeatedly stated you wanted to simulate running the code to “spoof” devices profile to evade fingerprinting — you, not I are the one intentionally causing issues in this thread, by repeatedly changing your stated intent.

Good luck, stay safe.