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Mozilla, please consider allowing some form of WebUSB, even if only for "Firefox Developer Edition".

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cor-el replied
Indigo
Indigo

Regarding the current state of Firefox and WebUSB, I have four thoughts:

  1. Yes, Mozilla's concerns regarding the security risks are valid, but not insurmountable.
  2. In my experience, this is the single W3C noncompliance that impedes my use of Firefox.
  3. In my experience, an increasing number of companies/organizations are leveraging WebUSB, from core-functionality of end-user hardware to enterprise-level troubleshooting, configuration, and support.
  4. If Mozilla permits the use of unsigned plugins for its Firefox Developer Edition because of the reasonable expectation that its users understand the risks, it stands to reason that the same could be said for WebUSB.

(There's no need to reply, really - this is only being publicly posted because there doesn't seem to be a way to do otherwise - I just wanted to go through the exercise of casting this message-in-a-bottle into the sea.)

Regarding the current state of Firefox and WebUSB, I have four thoughts: # Yes, Mozilla's concerns regarding the security risks are valid, but not insurmountable. # In my experience, this is the single W3C noncompliance that impedes my use of Firefox. # In my experience, an increasing number of companies/organizations are leveraging WebUSB, from core-functionality of end-user hardware to enterprise-level troubleshooting, configuration, and support. # If Mozilla permits the use of unsigned plugins for its Firefox Developer Edition because of the reasonable expectation that its users understand the risks, it stands to reason that the same could be said for WebUSB. ''(There's no need to reply, really - this is only being publicly posted because there doesn't seem to be a way to do otherwise - I just wanted to go through the exercise of casting this message-in-a-bottle into the sea.)''

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SuMo Bot
SuMo Bot

Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

Mark this non issue as resolved and post it here. --> https://connect.mozilla.org/

cor-el
cor-el
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