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Apple declined to implement 16 Web APIs in Safari due to privacy concerns

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428 points coronadisaster | 1 comments | 29 Jun 20 10:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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coronadisaster ◴[29 Jun 20 12:59 UTC] No.23677150[source]▶
Here is Apple making it harder for the web to compete with closed wall gardens. Web apps could require the same permissions for accessing hardware as mobile apps do. On Firefox, when a website wants access my webcam, it asks me, for example...
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selectodude ◴[29 Jun 20 13:40 UTC] No.23677456[source]▶
On Safari, when a website wants access to my webcam, it asks me.
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1. coronadisaster ◴[29 Jun 20 14:59 UTC] No.23678193[source]▶
ok, so they just want to take the choice out of the user's hands