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		acdha on Sept 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSO group iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit capt... Because it turns off a lot of functionality people like: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212650 This is a classic challenge for security: every feature expands the attack surface, but users often pick what to buy based on those features.

TylerE on Sept 8, 2023 [–]

Isn't there something like a 50% performance hit too, since it turns off a lot of optimizations?

acdha on Sept 8, 2023 | [–]

In Safari, yes, losing the JavaScript JIT is hefty but I’d somewhat cynically argue that it’s probably balanced out performance-wise if you install an ad blocker.

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