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> Easy runs each non-root app as its own user. For example, by default Firefox runs as user 'firefox', and SeaMonkey as user 'seamonkey'. Installed AppImages and Flatpaks also default to run as their own user.

> It is easy to do the same for any app, that is, run it as its own user, isolated from other users.

Exploits of apps will still need to escalate it looks like.



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