Re: [web-nfc] User feedback: PWA integration (#429)

From @zolkis:

> https://www.zdnet.com/article/android-bug-lets-hackers-plant-malware-via-nfc-beaming/
> The morale: convenience vs security is not childplay. Like making content available with opening URL. We need threat analysis for the use case.

I don't think this is a big risk here.

* You cannot install anything from NDEF via out API
* Data is inert, so if you want to instantiated/evaluate WASM/JS from a tag, then the website will have to consider the security implications and as such probably make sure the data is signed (a record exists for that)

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Received on Monday, 4 November 2019 08:26:37 UTC