Re:Firefox 111.0 enabled Origin private file system access
by apatheticonion on Thursday March 16, 2023 @11:02PM
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Of course, and that's sensible. It's just about drawing a balance of safety and utility.
Implicit persistent file system storage based on origin is fine, given scripts cannot automatically execute things there. Could use it to store sqlite databases or whatever.
Access to folders and such (like through the filesystem API) also makes sense because it's via a user prompt.
Giving the browser more powers would eliminate the demand for platforms like Electron - which are basically inefficient unsandboxed PWAs
Implicit persistent file system storage based on origin is fine, given scripts cannot automatically execute things there. Could use it to store sqlite databases or whatever.
Access to folders and such (like through the filesystem API) also makes sense because it's via a user prompt.
Giving the browser more powers would eliminate the demand for platforms like Electron - which are basically inefficient unsandboxed PWAs