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Bye Bye Brotli? Google's Compression Library Is a Security Mess

A new blog post argues that Google's Brotli compression library carries a poor security track record, questioning whether it should remain a default choice for web and software projects. The piece catalogs recurring vulnerabilities in Brotli and its decompression implementations, and readers are debating whether the performance gains justify the ongoing security risk compared with older compression formats.

Why now: A critical write-up on Brotli's security issues is sparking debate among developers about whether to keep using the widely deployed Google library.

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