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"You're safe as long as every device on the network you're on is safe" isn't safe.

In theory I should be able to take a modern browser/device over a completely compromised router and either be safe, or have my device tell me "holy shit, something is wrong".

The days of local trust should be long gone by now.

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You are safe until you are a real target. The exploit someone have ready for your safe browser was not used yet in the wild.

The phenomenon of google dorks would say otherwise.

That is the low bar, there are millions spent in searching for Google Chrome exploits

Sure, just super not what I think of when I read the headlines. I read the headlines and I expect the things to be on Shodan.

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