You seem to think that browser are less secure than running native software. This is totally absurd. And this blog entry shows exactly that. In order to bypass the advanced sandboxing techniques employed by modern browsers you have to build up complex chains of dozens of bugs.
This is very different with desktop software. Desktop software is protected far less than code running in the browser.
So the idea that running apps in the browser makes you more vulnerable than running native applications seems very unrealistic.
Also you seem to have the very nostalgic view that the web should be just static websites with a few links in between. This concept again seems completely absurd. From my point of view as a PHP programmer the dynamic web is pretty much the best thing that happened to mankind. It allows you to run software without having to install it. From everywhere. From the the point of view of the end user this is still true. Just look around. Look at Facebook, Twitter and stuff.
You seem to think that browser are less secure than running native software. This is totally absurd. And this blog entry shows exactly that. In order to bypass the advanced sandboxing techniques employed by modern browsers you have to build up complex chains of dozens of bugs.
This is very different with desktop software. Desktop software is protected far less than code running in the browser.
So the idea that running apps in the browser makes you more vulnerable than running native applications seems very unrealistic.
Also you seem to have the very nostalgic view that the web should be just static websites with a few links in between. This concept again seems completely absurd. From my point of view as a PHP programmer the dynamic web is pretty much the best thing that happened to mankind. It allows you to run software without having to install it. From everywhere. From the the point of view of the end user this is still true. Just look around. Look at Facebook, Twitter and stuff.