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traderj0eyesterday at 8:19 PM3 repliesview on HN

It's fine as an extension, not so much as a default-enabled feature. We got the best outcome here.

Edit: Wait, no we didn't. Chrome added WebUSB support after all. Wtf I'm disabling that


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flexagoonyesterday at 9:07 PM

> not so much as a default-enabled feature.

The browser opens a popup asking you if you want to grant access to a specific device for a specific website, it's not like random websites can just run adb commands on your phone

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somehnguyyesterday at 11:40 PM

Chrome has had WebUSB since 2017. I really appreciate it for one-off configurators and those types of tools.

koolalayesterday at 8:20 PM

Well it's a stand-alone program too, not just an extension. I kinda wish extensions could act as full programs too but computers need better sandboxing.