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whatyesterday at 10:53 PM1 replyview on HN

No, it shouldn’t. There are real reasons to give persistent access to a particular directory. Maybe you want your note taking app to put all notes in a directory for iCloud/dropbox/google drive/some other sync service.


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Nevermarktoday at 6:28 AM

I am baffled that anyone thinks implication-of-action ambiguity and hidden security states without obvious controls, are acceptable security practices.