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mherkender
11mo ago
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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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marcosdumay
11mo ago
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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.
mherkender
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11mo ago
I use Linux so I do have a great deal of control over the version of Chrome I occasionally use.
immibis
11mo ago
The software is downloaded from a web server.
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immibis
11mo ago
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But you just did give some random software access to your computer.
mherkender
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11mo ago
When did I do that? WebUSB gives a website access to a specific USB device, not my entire computer.
immibis
11mo 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.
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