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christophilustoday at 1:29 AM1 replyview on HN

Yeah, but if that app was built using a malicious dependency that only relied on the same permissions the app already uses, you’d just click “Yes” and move on and be pwned.


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irishcoffeetoday at 2:23 AM

Oh, I don't npm.

If I can't yum (et.al.) install it I absolutely review the past major point releases for an hour and do my research on the library.

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