Since 2013 we've been working to enable a more capable web, and tools like this are just the beginning. New permissions UIs and discipline around API design to enable them have been silent enablers.https://twitter.com/tomayac/status/1222310960800595968 …
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Do you think Apple has a fair point about lots of people not being informed or expert enough to handle permissions dialog boxes? I.e. could there be problems with naughty websites doing bad things with your hardware?
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This seems to imply a blanket answer to a nuanced problem. We reject the assumption of unsolvability -- after all, Apple seems to believe these things are more than reasonable for native apps -- and instead focus on better patterns. Apple could too if they invested reasonably.
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Every time you want to connect to some device, or update some firmware, imagine going to the webpage that hosts the software for doing that today *and then not needing to download anything*. That's a faster, easier, more secure future we should all be able to live in.
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Please tell me I'm reading this wrong, what am I missing regarding controls on which devices an attacker-controlled attacker controlled origin can access outside of a user permission prompt https://wicg.github.io/webusb/#dom-usb-requestdevice …pic.twitter.com/HkDNGp3FRM
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right from the browser. This is a pretty significant Project Fugu