Not sure what platform you’re on but on Linux flatpak can limit access to files, and things like AppArmor can do that for any native app as well (though it can be pretty tedious to configure)
on linux. flatpak. now, how mainstream is that setup exactly? are you saying that the issue I brought up does not apply to most of the people on the internet?
it does not matter what platform I’m on. what matters is what do most people use. in the world where I live, most people use the windows operating system. there is no such protection at all. except when accounting for sandboxie and other obscure programs virtually no one knows about
how are programs denied that access? how is it that they can’t do that?
with the computers that I know, if I download a program, that’ll be able to read, and also modify all the files that I have access to. this includes the ability to read the saved passwords from my browser, and to install browser addons without my consent or knowledge.
what makes it so that it cannot happen on mainstream desktop computers?
Ulrich@feddit.org 8 months ago
Why would you think a chat app has full write access to your disk?
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Because any programs have that access??
Zangoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Not sure what platform you’re on but on Linux flatpak can limit access to files, and things like AppArmor can do that for any native app as well (though it can be pretty tedious to configure)
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
on linux. flatpak. now, how mainstream is that setup exactly? are you saying that the issue I brought up does not apply to most of the people on the internet?
it does not matter what platform I’m on. what matters is what do most people use. in the world where I live, most people use the windows operating system. there is no such protection at all. except when accounting for sandboxie and other obscure programs virtually no one knows about
Ulrich@feddit.org 8 months ago
Again, no.
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
how are programs denied that access? how is it that they can’t do that?
with the computers that I know, if I download a program, that’ll be able to read, and also modify all the files that I have access to. this includes the ability to read the saved passwords from my browser, and to install browser addons without my consent or knowledge.
what makes it so that it cannot happen on mainstream desktop computers?