Hailey5d ago
I am a web developer and even I have no clue what this actually means
Show threadHailey
the "Learn more" link takes me to a support.mozilla.org page which talks about "cookies and site data"
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Show threadHailey5d ago
Just yesterday Firefox on my phone asked me if I wanted to allow a site to access devices on the local network. I wrote the site. I have no idea what the site is doing that would prompt Firefox to ask that. Bring back software that actually tells you any salient details at all!!!
Show threadKevin Karhan 5d ago
@hailey I consider this a warning for #malware that #Firefox rightfully blocked!
Show threadElizabeth  5d ago

@kkarhan @hailey It's not malware. It's a new warning they're putting on when you use StorageManager. Basically if you store any site data which really should be clientside (think session data, or for games, think things like high scores etc.) it will give you a warning like this now.

It's not a malware thing at all, necessarily.

I use it on my own sites all the time, esp because I like to make applications that don't depend on a central server.

Show threadElizabeth  5d ago

@kkarhan @hailey The main issue is they dumbed down the information about the warning to the point it is useless if you actually know what you're doing, it's like "haha don't worry dumb luddite, this is just storing data from the website on your computer."

It... is not reassuring or helpful, to be quite blunt.

Show threaddrmorr5d ago
@hailey I've seen a LOT of websites recently asking for permission to see other devices on my local network, and I've always been like, "uh, no??"
Show threaddrmorr5d ago
@hailey I assumed it was just the gradual enshittification of the internet, but you've given me a new theory which is that the web browsers are bad.
Show thread1.3.6.1.4.1.615135d ago
@hailey it's also binary all local devices or none
Show threadJaime Herazo4d ago
@hailey
That one made me curious as i had never once seen it and as far as i am concerned no freaking website has any business connecting to other devices in my LAN, here's the Firefox help page: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/control-personal-device-local-network-permissions-firefox
Control personal device and local network permissions in Firefox | Firefox Help

Learn why Firefox now asks permission before allowing sites to access your personal device or local network.