Comment by JimDabell

Comment by JimDabell a day ago

8 replies

Can you give an example?

Generally speaking, when Apple rejects a proposal, Mozilla do too. What’s Mozilla’s motivation for doing this and lying about it?

whywhywhywhy 5 hours ago

Web Bluetooth, which would allow hardware to be setup through a website instead you're forced to ship an app to iOS if you're a hardware maker.

  • JimDabell 4 hours ago

    Why are you avoiding my point?

    This is what Mozilla has to say about Web Bluetooth:

    > This API provides access to the Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) of Bluetooth, which is not the lowest level of access that the specifications allow, but its generic nature makes it impossible to clearly evaluate. Like WebUSB there is significant uncertainty regarding how well prepared devices are to receive requests from arbitrary sites. The generic nature of the API means that this risk is difficult to manage. The Web Bluetooth CG has opted to only rely on user consent, which we believe is not sufficient protection. This proposal also uses a blocklist, which will require constant and active maintenance so that vulnerable devices aren't exploited. This model is unsustainable and presents a significant risk to users and their devices.

    https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/#web-bluetooth

    Again: Generally speaking, when Apple rejects a proposal, Mozilla do too. What’s Mozilla’s motivation for doing this and lying about it?

TsiCClawOfLight a day ago

Apple actively removed PWA features to prevent feature parity with native apps.

  • JimDabell a day ago

    Which PWA features did Apple and Mozilla remove on security grounds? What was Mozilla’s justification? What’s your justification for claiming they lied about it and it wasn’t for security reasons?

    • GoblinSlayer 20 hours ago

      One touted security feature is that app store gatekeeps malware. It's praised as a killer feature of apple echosystem.

      • JimDabell 10 hours ago

        That wasn’t a response to anything I said.