[tor-talk] download speed

[Griffin Boyce]

Asa Rossoff <asa at lovetour.info> wrote:

> The warning before downloading -- is confusing -- but was probably placed
> there in case the user either chooses the "open" action or has configured a
> default application to automatically open when certain types of files are
> downloaded.  In the last two cases, the user is exposed to the risks
> described in (d).
>

PDFs, for example, can also contain code that may de-anonymize someone (or
introduce malware).  Most PDF readers allow javascript within documents to
be run. [1]

~Griffin

[1]
http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/js_api_reference.pdf