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Why are sockets still not a standard web api after all these years? Is a socket in a browser app granted socket permission more dangerous than a socket in a native app? How do sockets in iOS and Android work? Why does the web still not have sockets?



Because a Facebook ad could start poking around inside your corporate firewall looking for security vulnerabilities... you can lock down app installs much more than someone accidentally agreeing to allow socket permissions.




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