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Spec should document fingerprinting and XSLeak risk #42

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pes10k opened this issue Feb 22, 2023 · 0 comments
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Spec should document fingerprinting and XSLeak risk #42

pes10k opened this issue Feb 22, 2023 · 0 comments
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pes10k commented Feb 22, 2023

This review is part of the requested PING review.

The proposed functionality may increase fingerprinting risk and cross-site information flows, depending on how browsers make autoplay decisions.

If browsers make autoplay decisions based on any of following inputs (incomplete list), the new functionality contributes to fingerprinting risk:

  • a profile/browser setting
  • a global permission setting
  • an OS level setting or feature (e.g., data saving, battery status)
  • etc

If browsers make autoplay decisions based on any of the following inputs (incomplete list), the new functionality may create a new cross-site information flow.

  • whether any media is playing (or has played) on anther page/tab
  • whether the site has instances open on other pages (playing or otherwise)

These are important, privacy-relevant decisions and factors implementors will need to consider, and should be incorporated into the privacy considerations section.

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