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by Jensson 965 days ago
> You can simply relay the requests to the original site/"webapp", no need to build one similar

Doesn't work if the app encrypts messages locally, so end to end encryption is still valid with this.

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We're talking about normal browsing, not webapps performing their encryption
Webapps are also vulnerable because the Javascript can be manipulated in a MitM attack.

The only way around this would be a "real" app.

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