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0 pointsimmibis8mo ago0 comments

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

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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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0 pointsimmibis8mo ago0 comments

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

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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