Joe & all,
From: Joe <j...@jretrading.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:49:24 +0100
> The idiots already do whatever they want to do with JavaScript, AJAX
> etc.
Yes and in many or most contexts the practices are unnecessary. Where
security is a concern, execution of code from a remote server on a
client system makes no sense. Risks are particularly obvious in
finance and health care. Stories about hospitals paying ransoms appear
in the news.
In the financial realm, authorities probably have the power to banish
dodgy practice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Consumer_Agency_of_Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Banking_Authority
As with any public policy, implementation will encounter protest.
Only a tiny fraction of the population working in finance or health
care has more than a cursory understanding of technology. Progressive
action is unlikely before criminal activity is routinely evident and
intolerable. =8~(
Regards, ... P.
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