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Which isn't true with all the access the latest html5 apps want to your hdd,webcam, etc .... They can take over your system silently and you don't need to click on anything


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> They can take over your system silently and you don't need to click on anything

No, this is totally wrong. All browsers require explicit permission to grant access to hardware resources, they cannot "take over your system silently"... unlike an arbitrary binary.


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