Notices by Nolan (nolan@toot.cafe), page 10

@bjoreman All right, it turns out this is an iOS bug. 😞 I found a reproducible test case and filed it on the WebKit bug tracker: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190982#c2

It seems the workaround is to just set the accept attribute to */* and allow any type of file to be uploaded. Not a great solution, but it works...

@bjoreman Hmmmm okay, so I need to test to see

1. If it's something Dropbox is doing special as opposed to iCloud
2. If it's something special Libsyn is doing (e.g. the proper "accept" attribute on the <input type=file>)

Thanks for the tips! Gotta keep digging... 🤔

@bjoreman Hm, I need to check Libsyn to see what magic they're doing. Have you tried the Voice Memos app? It stores files in a (somewhat unusual) m4a format.

iOS users: is it true that iOS only allows images and video for file uploads on the mobile web? Have you ever seen a website that let you upload audio files, e.g. from the Voice Memos app?

Audio uploads do not currently seem to work in iOS Safari, in either Mastodon or Pinafore. https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/issues/1461#issuecomment-529217849

@isagalaev I dunno, I also feel that even if the red light were dependable, I might not notice it. And there have been instances of people getting blackmailed or scammed based on webcam snooping. I rarely use the webcam, so I figure better safe than sorry.

I would be interested to know if it's truly security theater at this point, though. Do attendees at DEFCON use webcam stickers? If so, are they mostly doing it to signal group affiliation?

I don't know how to explain to my relatives that yes, this device which is a billion times more powerful than the one we used to send a man to the moon cannot be trusted to show a little red light when the webcam is on.

Like, at my work we even have vending machines where you can get webcam covers with the company branding. I see a lot of people using them, especially those who work in security

putting a sticker on my laptop camera: something that is totally normal for a security-conscious or privacy-conscious techie to do, but when I explain it to my non-techie relatives they look at me like I'm nuts

@MadestMadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app

@IceWolf @puresick Sure, a PWA does not need to rely on a server. For instance, a Solitaire app or a note-taking app.

@djoerd I know about PWA Builder, my old team at Microsoft built it. :) I've chosen not to upload Pinafore to app stores, because I don't want the responsibility/overhead of that process. Thanks for the tip, though!

@bjoreman Fun interview! I really enjoyed chatting with you. :)

@tbd Do you have "cookies disabled" or something?

@gcupc I once rooted a Nook and got Angry Birds running on it. Looked weird on an e-ink screen, but it was playable!