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I feel like this should require the user's explicit permission, just like audio, camera, location or Flash and Java Applets at the end of their life. WebGPU is
by JulienSchmidt 6y ago
I feel like this should require the user's explicit permission, just like audio, camera, location or Flash and Java Applets at the end of their life.
WebGPU is a great innovation, but we have both privacy and security concerns here. It should be available where and when the user wants it, not silently in the background.
- vasco 6y agoWhy don't you say the same about CPU or RAM? In the end it's just resources that are abstracted away to the user, used with the purpose of performing tasks in the most efficient way possible.
- _jal 6y agoBecause some resources have mature security controls around them, and some don't. Why do you care if someone can see your bank account number? In the end they're just numbers.
- e12e 6y ago> Because some resources have mature security controls around them So we thought, then ROWHAMMER arrived..
- indolering 6y agoWhat you really want is a security first web browser, not something that must prioritize feature completeness to achieve commercial success. I would love a spin-off of the Tor browser sans Tor.