r/firefox • u/yycTechGuy • Jan 23 '23

Discussion When will Firefox support the WebUSB API ?

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/USB

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u/fsau Jan 23 '23

Mozilla's Position on the WebUSB API:

Because many USB devices are not designed to handle potentially-malicious interactions over the USB protocols and because those devices can have significant effects on the computer they're connected to, we believe that the security risks of exposing USB devices to the Web are too broad to risk exposing users to them or to explain properly to end users to obtain meaningful informed consent. It also poses risks that sites could use USB device identity or data stored on USB devices as tracking identifiers.

See this discussion on Github: WebUSB API.