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Re:A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users' loca... by GeekyBear on Thursday June 05, 2025 @11:20AM (#44192539)
Asking you if you trust a device before opening a data connection to it is simply not the same thing as asking the person who just created a shortcut if they should be allowed to do that.
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Re:A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users' loca... by esseph on Friday June 06, 2025 @02:22AM (#44198278)
How do you know the person created the shortcut and not some malware trying to get a user to click on an executable and elevate permissions?
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