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by dlubarov 1470 days ago
The parent is probably thinking of websites which make use of ERC20's 'approve' method, which "Sets `amount` as the allowance of `spender` over the caller's tokens."

It's used by a lot of DeFi apps, often with an unlimited amount. It doesn't give control of the tokens to a website, but rather to a contract. It's fine if the contract is secure and immutable, but of course that's not always the case.