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And tbh, our browsers today are remarkably secure compared to before. It used to be just common advice to never open weird emails or click weird links, not because they would try to trick you in to handing over info, but because it was realistic that simply clicking the link or opening the email would immediately rootkit your computer. These days unless you are a government most wanted or using a very old system, you are pretty safe.

We used to have school kids coming up with highly privileged attacks on systems to it becoming something the top minds spend months on and get paid 6 figures per discovery for.

Excellent perspective, thanks for the positive and factual viewpoint

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