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		jsheard 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This game is a single 13 KiB file that runs on Win... Don't most (all?) browsers consider file:// and localhost to be secure for the sake of enabling those features? https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Defens...

mlok 2 days ago [–]

Unfortunately, no. CORS will block this on Chrome and Firefox.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/COR...

The security risk : https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-2...

You need a local webserver. Or bundle everything in one html file.

Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2 days ago | [–]

So that's why I have to keep booting a Windows 7 computer in order to use an html file I saved 10+ years ago? Some dumb shit android app.

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