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I've never seen any website cause a firewall permission request

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 11 months ago (5 children)

This isn't a website asking for permission. It's the browser exe itself.

This seems like the bare minimum permissions for a web browser.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ive never gotten this request before though and ive been browsing for a while. I didn’t accept it and the browser continues working fine. Doesnt seem standard

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