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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron (www.engadget.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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/

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years 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.

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