There’s also the possibility of social engineering that compounds with lack of technical understanding to produce some nasty results.
It’s been proven that many users will click “Allow” for just about any dialog when instructed to if a sufficiently juicy carrot is promised as a reward. With WebUSB this could easily result in hapless users’ phones and whatnot getting malware/spyware installed on them… elderly and kids seem particularly vulnerable.
It’s been proven that many users will click “Allow” for just about any dialog when instructed to if a sufficiently juicy carrot is promised as a reward. With WebUSB this could easily result in hapless users’ phones and whatnot getting malware/spyware installed on them… elderly and kids seem particularly vulnerable.