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devanl | 4 years ago

The initial WebUSB proposal included the notion of "allowed origins", but it was eventually removed in favor of user freedom.

The device can provide a landing page URL for the browser to show when the device is plugged in, but otherwise any site meeting the secure origin requirements and that has user permission can access a USB device, same as any other website.

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monocasa|4 years ago

Oh, that's great to hear. I might take another look at it then.