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Re:Virtual Machine Detection in the Browser (2019) by Wowfunhappy on Saturday December 19, 2020 @09:55AM (#25477732)
I think this only works if the average consumer can assess what is being asked for, though. “Do you want to let this website know what hardware you have?” is not a simple question.

“What is hardware?”

“Should I let a game know my hardware? Should I let a news website know my hardware?”

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Re:Virtual Machine Detection in the Browser (2019) by tomaszs on Saturday December 19, 2020 @10:53AM (#25478139)
It is a discussion how to do it right. And surely, if propertiary platforms can do it, browsers can do it too. Especially propertiary platform app has permission to the system data enabled on default. Browser asking for it, would make web apps safer than native ones
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Re:Virtual Machine Detection in the Browser (2019) by pksebben on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:45PM (#25534269)
If one does not understand what they are being asked to consent to, they are incapable of giving informed consent.
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