The problem with sandboxes is that there isn't a perfect prision. Eventually, ways will be found to break out of it, and there will be bad actors that will take advantage of such.
I'll grant that COM, ActiveX, and Adobe/Shockwave Flash turned out to be security nightmares.
But maybe it'll be fine this time…/s
It's technically possible that widespread use of hallucination-prone AI code-assist is the quality control tool that was missing in the several previous attempts…
The problem with sandboxes is that there isn't a perfect prision. Eventually, ways will be found to break out of it, and there will be bad actors that will take advantage of such.
I completely agree.
However, I still would rather have all the websites I visit pass through my browser's api than be making straight syscalls.
I think it's not perfect security but a good line of defense.
I'll grant that COM, ActiveX, and Adobe/Shockwave Flash turned out to be security nightmares.
But maybe it'll be fine this time…/s
It's technically possible that widespread use of hallucination-prone AI code-assist is the quality control tool that was missing in the several previous attempts…