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Re:Show HN: Turn any device with a browser into a security c... by excalibur on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:18PM (#21476348)
> 4. Don't make me sign up to try it. Why can't it show my webcam feed on the home page?

I would actually recommend against that. If the user gets prompted for camera access the moment they reach your webpage, it will turn most people off immediately. They need to click "yes I want to try this" before they get the security prompt, it needs to be asking for permission to do something THEY initiated.

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Re:Show HN: Turn any device with a browser into a security c... by gffrd on Thursday November 07, 2019 @04:50PM (#21477686)
… additionally, you have the burden of proving to the user that you’re worthy of trust before asking for something like this. Otherwise, this could come across as malicious.

I mean, my first thought when I read the headline was "Directly through the browser? Is that even safe?" … so I would expect the website to tread lightly, anticipating that there are a lot of security concerns when it comes to piping personal video around the world and addressing a lot of that up front.

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