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@ -336,20 +336,21 @@ internet is no easy task.
\n{3}{Complexity} \n{3}{Complexity}
Browsers these days are also quite ubiquitous programs running on Browsers these days are also quite ubiquitous programs running on
\emph{billions} of consumer-grade mobile devices (which are also notorious for \emph{billions} of consumer grade mobile devices (which are also notorious for
bad update hygiene) or desktop devices all over the world. Regular users bad update hygiene) or desktop devices all over the world. Regular users
usually expect them to work flawlessly with a multitude of network conditions, usually expect them to work flawlessly with a multitude of network conditions,
network scenarios (café WiFi, cellular data in a remote location, home network scenarios (the proverbial café WiFi, cellular data in a remote
broadband that is DNS-poisoned by the ISP), differently tuned (or commonly location, home broadband that is DNS-poisoned by the ISP), differently tuned
misconfigured) web servers, a combination of modern and \emph{legacy} (or commonly misconfigured) web servers, a combination of modern and
encryption schemes and different levels of conformance to web standards from \emph{legacy} encryption schemes and different levels of conformance to web
both web server and website developers. Of course, if a website is broken, it standards from both web server and website developers. Of course, if a website
is the browser's fault. Browsers are expected to detect if \emph{captive is broken, it is the browser's fault. Browsers are expected to detect if
portals} (a type of access control that usually tries to force the user through \emph{captive portals} (a type of access control that usually tries to force
a webpage with terms of use) are active and offer redirects. All of this is the user through a webpage with terms of use) are active and offer redirects.
immense complexity and the combination of ubiquity and great exposure this type All of this is immense complexity and the combination of ubiquity and great
of software gets is in the authors opinion the cause behind a staggering amount exposure this type of software gets is in the authors opinion the cause behind
of vulnerabilities found, reported and fixed in browsers every year. a staggering amount of vulnerabilities found, reported and fixed in browsers
every year.
\n{3}{Standardisation} \n{3}{Standardisation}