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yeukhon
on April 1, 2016
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Show HN: What every browser knows about you
Wow. Safari is so strict, but I wonder if that's because Safari is (my assumption) a less fat browser after all.
maxmcd
on April 2, 2016
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Or just the browser with the least amount of funding tied to advertising.
anonymfus
on April 2, 2016
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No network scan is because Safari does not support WebRTC
dzhiurgis
on April 2, 2016
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And that's why so many sites break with it.
stephenr
on April 2, 2016
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When the parts that break are leaking user hardware and network information, I'll take the break thanks.
ATsch
on April 2, 2016
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It isn't like there is no legitimate use case for these technologies. It's just that they are accessible without any supervision.
stephenr
on April 2, 2016
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And I'd rather not have them than accept the glaring security and privacy issues of having them without user permission.
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