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Orygintoday at 1:30 PM3 repliesview on HN

No thanks. I'll accept it in my browser when they fix the security implications this raises, and when the Spec is no longer in draft.


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Retr0idtoday at 1:40 PM

The security implications of not having WebUSB are having to install untrustworthy native drivers every time you want to interface with a USB device.

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zb3today at 1:45 PM

What are the security implications this raises that downloading native programs (needed for example to flash my smartphone) doesn't raise?

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gear54rustoday at 1:33 PM

And I'll just fire up a chrome instance which I specifically keep for when my daily driver firefox decides to spazz out and not implement basics in 2026 :'(

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