- From: Ian Hickson via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:51:35 +0000
- To: public-html-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/html5/webdatabase
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv15983
Modified Files:
Overview.html
Log Message:
Remove a contradiction (can you delete data or not?) (whatwg r4120)
Index: Overview.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/html5/webdatabase/Overview.html,v
retrieving revision 1.39
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -d -r1.39 -r1.40
--- Overview.html 13 Oct 2009 01:34:54 -0000 1.39
+++ Overview.html 13 Oct 2009 01:51:33 -0000 1.40
@@ -1111,8 +1111,8 @@
<dt>Expiring stored data</dt>
<dd>
- <p>User agents may automatically delete stored data after a period
- of time.</p>
+ <p>User agents may, if so configured by the user, automatically
+ delete stored data after a period of time.</p>
<p>This can restrict the ability of a site to track a user, as the
@@ -1120,7 +1120,10 @@
sessions when he authenticates with the site itself (e.g. by
making a purchase or logging in to a service).</p>
- <p>However, this also puts the user's data at risk.</p>
+ <p>However, this also reduces the usefulness of the API as a
+ long-term storage mechanism. It can also put the user's data at
+ risk, if the user does not fully understand the implications of
+ data expiration.</p>
</dd>
Received on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:51:39 UTC