• seang96@spgrn.com
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    2 months ago

    I believe this is one of those Google “F it I am going to make this protocol my own way without anyone else’s input” which results in security concerns and also Mozilla prioritizes it being a browser more.

    Searching serial looks like this is still the case. There are security and privacy concerns over it.

    https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      For those not wanting go search:

      Mozilla’s Position

      Devices that offer serial interfaces often expose powerful, low-level functions over the interface with little or no authentication. Exposing that sort of capability to the web without adequate safeguards presents a significant threat to those devices. A user deliberately installing a site-specific add-on may be adequate, given sufficiently understandable consent copy.


      Seems reasonable to me.

      Google mainly built this WebSerial shit because they HAVE TO to make Chrome OS more than just a useless web browser.