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blacklion on June 5, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a user...

> Depending on the browser, file:/// is severely limited in what CORS requests are allowed.

And it is strange to me too. Local (on-disk) site is like local Electron app without bundling Chrome inside. Why it should be restricted when Electron app can do everything? It looks illogical.

kuschku on June 5, 2025 [–]

I agree that the current situation sucks, but that doesn't mean breaking the existing solutions is any better.

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