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Researchers say they can spy on your browsing by measuring SSD activity through a browser API
(www.tomshardware.com)
this post was submitted on 28 May 2026
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Yeah - stuff like this really shows that computing went in the wrong direction. You shouldn't install every crap software on your computer. You shouldn't install every crappy app. Browsers have too much access and are therefore a security risk by themselves. So we are left without any sensible way to run small programs like the one you are using to flash some firmware or to configure your mouse or whatever. Install it on your computer and it will spy on you. Flash the firmware from your browser and you are totally fucked, because your internet-facing thingy can flash a firmware