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652 points jamesfisher | 1 comments | 28 May 19 07:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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mehrdadn ◴[28 May 19 09:38 UTC] No.20028539[source]▶
Here's a question I've had for a while: WHY in the world do web browsers not block access to localhost? What exactly is the extremely compelling use case that has prevented them from blocking this?
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1. rahuldottech ◴[28 May 19 09:44 UTC] No.20028568[source]▶
Some browsers apparently do, which is why this demo isn't working for some HN users.