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0 pointsmherkender10mo ago0 comments

It's nice to be able to flash something without having to give some random software access to your computer, or having to build three different versions of a device flasher for each major OS. It's boosted adoption of ESPHome devices.

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marcosdumay10mo ago

Except that you are giving some random software access to your computer, and it's not even software you can decided when to install and update.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.

immibis10mo ago

The software is downloaded from a web server.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that it's sandboxed in the browser.

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immibis10mo ago

But you just did give some random software access to your computer.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

When did I do that? WebUSB gives a website access to a specific USB device, not my entire computer.

immibis10mo ago

Access to a programmable USB device is access to your entire computer. They can program it to emulate a mouse and accept more permissions.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I don't see how WebUSB makes that risk worse. At least I avoid making it easy and running somebody's firmware updater on my computer.

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marcosdumay10mo ago

Except that you are giving some random software access to your computer, and it's not even software you can decided when to install and update.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.

immibis10mo ago

The software is downloaded from a web server.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. My point is that it's sandboxed in the browser.

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immibis10mo ago

But you just did give some random software access to your computer.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

When did I do that? WebUSB gives a website access to a specific USB device, not my entire computer.

immibis10mo ago

Access to a programmable USB device is access to your entire computer. They can program it to emulate a mouse and accept more permissions.

mherkenderOP10mo ago

I don't see how WebUSB makes that risk worse. At least I avoid making it easy and running somebody's firmware updater on my computer.

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