TIL: You can access a user’s camera with just HTML

Re:TIL: You can access a user’s camera with just HTML by whywhywhywhy on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @02:32PM (#32741171)

USB/Bluetooth is underrated because it means you can ship hardware products that can have their firmware updated or connect and sync with a web service without having to build/ship/maintain a whole app for it that will eventually stop working after an OS update.

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Re:TIL: You can access a user’s camera with just HTML by david12345 on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @04:52PM (#32743049)

Hell, you can even root an android phone via the browser! https://protonaosp.org/install/web

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Re:TIL: You can access a user’s camera with just HTML by spaghettiToy on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @03:03PM (#32741697)

Is Bluetooth good yet?

I had issues as recent as last year's new products.

But otherwise I love the concept of hardware access with HTML. The embedded guy in me thinks the future is going to be crazy. I can't quite wrap my head around the possibilities.

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Re:TIL: You can access a user’s camera with just HTML by autoexec on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @06:01PM (#32743775)

My guess is that hardware access with HTML will mostly bring about remote exploits and massive privacy problems. I disable all of it.

I also keep Bluetooth disabled on my mobile devices. It's used extensively to ID and track people and their devices. For things that don't move and are only ever paired to a single thing (like a speaker) it works fine. Most of the complaints I hear about bluetooth are from people who pair multiple devices to a single source and want to easily switch between them.

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