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For one thing, I don't want my browser to have low-level access to USB/Bluetooth to begin with. Browsers are already doing too much (see Chrome's built-in malware scanner), and with complexity come additional security issues. Plus, what are the chance that this won't be used for tracking somehow?

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> Browsers are already doing too much (see Chrome's built-in malware scanner), and with complexity come additional security issues.

That does seem like a common feeling people have. Do you feel your OS is also doing too much as well?

> what are the chance that this won't be used for tracking somehow?

Are you referring to Browser vendors tracking people or Websites? Surely there will be Websites using this for tracking, they use everything they can. The same is true for apps in App Stores, such a shame.

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