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Re:Using Web Bluetooth to Communicate with Bluetooth Devices by Ajedi32 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @10:25AM (#21334926)
Sounds like your only objection is over how scary-looking the prompt is?

Running a downloaded executable is already "one click away", and connecting a website to a Bluetooth device isn't nearly as dangerous as running an executable. The difference in levels of access and size of the exposed attack surface is huge.

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Re:Using Web Bluetooth to Communicate with Bluetooth Devices by josteink on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @10:33AM (#21335009)
It’s all baby steps.

WebDRM: subvert control of the machine from the user.

WebUSB: allow browser-based attacks on physically connected hardware.

WebBLE: allow browser-based attacks on wirelessly connected gadgets too!

What’s next? WebDMA? WebFdisk?

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