repelsteeltje

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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
Not sure about this, but I think from JavaScript you can absolutely probe stuff without explicit user consent. For instance, without accessing any USB device I can try: if(!navigator.usb) { console.log("learned that browser
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
A browser permission that is OFF by default and automatically, swiftly returns to that state and reveals nothing when probed in this disabled state. ...And a law, that holds browser vendors accountable when neglecting this.
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
WebUSB is actually a W3C open standard. For instance, the BBC:MicroBIT educational dev environment runs in a web browser and allows python code to be pushed to the microcontroller straight from the browser. https://developer.mozi
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
Web client to web server : I'm not sure I can trust you with my user's privacy, so I'm going to give you as little cookies/telemetry/side channels as I can. Web server to web client : I'm not sure your so-cal
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
> They don't want the public to know how they operate, because that reflects badly on them. Fair enough, if the way they operate is legal, but a trade secret/competitive advantage/... But since this is about antitrust, I&#
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
Persuading a judge to keep info away from public record because it's confidential business information supposedly requires Google's attorneys to argue the docs contain numbers, personal/privacy sensitive information, names
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
This is all true, and I admit using to big a brush here. And sorry for my inaccuracies. I meant to look as the process more holistically. Yes, I think you're precise in point out this was not a planning / engineering issue, but ex
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
(Sorry to be bit of a skunk at the picnic, but...) I'm sure someone payed for the adjustments deemed necessary. And this probably wasn't the engineer's pocket money. Zooming out, many/most/all larger projects have b
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by repelsteeltje 3y ago
LOL. Why have a PM waste time doing market research if you can just scratch your own itch?