8.1. File System Security
AIR applications enjoy all the privileges of traditional desktop applications, which means that you must work with extreme caution when accessing the local file system. There are no restrictions built in to prevent an AIR application from moving or deleting a resource on the file system. This type of access is a privilege but can also be a double-edged sword, since giving control to an application to have full file system access can be useful but also dangerous.
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