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> WebRTC that should be standard

What is WebRTC good for? I've never understood. It probably has some use for in-browser video chats, but other than that?

I'm asking because at some point the Chrome you are praising prevented my Mac from sleeping for like half a year or more because 'webrtc has active peer connections'. I had no conferences open in the browser, just - i thought - regular web pages.

So what can you do with WebRTC behind the user's back then, and why is it moral to do it?



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