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Re: OT: Firefox question / poll
From: 夜神 岩男 <supergiantpotato () yahoo co jp>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:32:38 +0900
On 12/21/2011 03:54 AM, metasansana () gmail com wrote:
I would say usability, by the time it pops up the nasty is probably already done. ------Original Message------ From: Charles Morris Sender: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk To: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk Subject: [Full-disclosure] OT: Firefox question / poll Sent: Dec 20, 2011 13:40 I'm curious what everyone's opinion is on the following question... esp. to any FF dev people on list: Do you think that the Firefox "warning: unresponsive script" is meant as a security feature or a usability feature?
Usability. To begin with, most people click through the DANGER SCREEN warnings about bad TLS certificates. With this in mind it is obvious that a developer can't expect the average browser-using population to even know what a script is. However, the string("not responding") + situation("browser gets stuck") resonates with the average retard, so this approach is sensible from a usability standpoint. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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