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   Hello Richard!   
      
   ** On Sunday 03.05.20 - 08:52, Richard Menedetter wrote to Borax Man:   
      
    RM> I go to my website and can do videoconferences.   
    RM> On Linux, Windows, whatever.   
    RM> No need to install anything. GREAT!   
   [snip]   
      
    RM> And simply pointing your browser at a URL to start your videoconference   
    RM> is a GREAT way, when compared to having to install a dedicated app for   
    RM> something that you might only use occasionally.   
      
   It is prudent to not allow web apps control hardware on your pc:   
      
      https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/07/apple_safari_camera_hack/   
      
   " The increasing capability of applications that run in the browser means     
   that web browsers have extensive permissions which are then guarded by the     
   browser, not the operating system. If you have given Safari permission to     
   access the camera in order to use the likes of Skype or Zoom, then it is     
   Safari that controls whether or not a malicious site gets those same     
   permissions. "   
      
   " A bit of work with browser history and iFrames, and "we now have a     
   sandboxed iframe with the blob://skype.com href and arbitrary JavaScript     
   content. A simple window.open() popup is the final step to glory," said     
   Pickren - glory being in this case a payout for him, and a reminder to the     
   rest of us that giving the web browser super powers is not without risk. "   
      
      
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