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		judge2020 on Aug 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chromium devs want the browser to talk to devices,... I'm thinking more like WebUSB, where there's a prompt before access to devices is given.

totetsu on Aug 24, 2020 [–]

But what is that prompt? an ip and a port?, a local (m)DNS name? is it stored? what happens if the network changes? Do most people even know the names/ip of things on their network?

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