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		GordonS on July 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Computer security 80% solved if we deprecate tech... Totally with you on hiding file extensions - why they made that the default is beyond me.

tracker1 on July 12, 2023 | [–]

Compared to Linux that doesn't use file extensions at all to mark executables?

mrguyorama on July 12, 2023 | [–]

It doesn't matter if they showed extensions by default, because users still download and run nude-photo.jpg.exe

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