diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 54054c3..3cc8d03 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A Home Assistant integration to turn your browser into a controllable entity - a # Installation instructions -*NOTE: This integration requires Home Assistant version 0.95 or later* +**NOTE: This integration requires Home Assistant version 0.95 or later** - Copy the contents of `custom_components/browser_mod/` to `/custom_components/browser_mod/`. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ browser_mod: # Usage ## Devices -The most basic concept of `browser_mod` is the *device*. +The most important concept of `browser_mod` is the *device*. A *device* is a machine-browser combination identified by a unique `deviceID`. The `deviceID` is randomly generated and may look like `ded3b4dc-abedd098`. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ service_data: will open your second lovelace view on just the *device* `ded3b4dc-abedd098`. -*Note: `navigation_path` does not have to be a lovelace path. All paths in Home Assistant works.* +Note: `navigation_path` does not have to be a lovelace path. All paths in Home Assistant works. (E.g. `/states`, `/dev-info`, `/map`) ### more-info ``` @@ -191,5 +191,13 @@ This actually means it pretty much replaces `popup-card` as well. ### Does this replace lovelace-fullykiosk It will, eventually. +### Can the deviceID be used to track me across the internet + +No\*. The device is stored in your browsers localStorage - a data store which is sandboxed only to Home Assistant. That means only Home Assistant can access it. Furthermore, different Home Assistant installations cannot acces each others localStorage. + +Some of [my lovelace plugins](https://github.com/thomasloven/hass-config/wiki/My-Lovelace-Plugins) use the device to do different things for different *devices*. + +**\*: There is one exception. If you are using [Fully Kiosk Browser](https://www.ozerov.de/fully-kiosk-browser/), the deviceID is taken from the browser instead of being randomly generated. This deviceID will be the same for each website that asks for it.** + --- Buy Me A Coffee