RE: FW: [W3C Webmob] API Task Force - Proposed Charter

Yes, this is the major issue with the web (But also with native platforms, e.g. the Android install-time permission dialogue does provide a very limited security) and without getting further here the web will still be limited as application platform. Note the W3C activities on Trust and permissions. For example, see Workshop on trust and permissions for Web applications 3-4 September 2014, Paris, France (http://www.w3.org/2014/07/permissions/minutes.html) and the proposed Community Group (http://www.w3.org/2014/11/trust-and-permissions-cg-charter.html ) as well as Requirements for Powerful Features (https://w3c.github.io/webappsec/specs/powerfulfeatures/ ). Also note the discussion on permission to access the TCP and UDP Socket API, https://github.com/sysapps/tcp-udp-sockets/issues/81 (https://github.com/sysapps/tcp-udp-sockets/issues/81 ).

For APIs, a questionarie was made in May 2014 on the WG members interest of the APIs in the SysApps charter: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sysapps/2014May/0017.html 

BR

Claes Nilsson
Master Engineer - Web Research
Advanced Application Lab, Technology

Sony Mobile Communications
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anders Rundgren [mailto:anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com]
> Sent: den 7 januari 2015 10:01
> To: Natasha Rooney; public-sysapps@w3.org
> Cc: Dominique Hazael-Massieux
> Subject: Re: FW: [W3C Webmob] API Task Force - Proposed Charter
> 
> On 2015-01-07 08:05, Natasha Rooney wrote:
> > Hello Sys Apps!
> >
> > Natasha (co-chair) from the Web and Mobile (Webmob) IG here! Recently
> Webmob has been planning it's work for 2015 which includes the creation
> of an "API Task Force". This will look at gaps in the APIs offered by
> native apps and on the web, then continuing our normal job of
> documenting the important gaps with use cases and requirements which
> could become the basis for new web APIs / functionality. It would be
> great if you could look at the  charter and let us know what you think
> (public-web-mobile@w3.org)?
> >
> > https://github.com/w3c-webmob/api-gap-tf-
> charter/blob/master/charter.md
> >
> > If you have any questions or comments just let us know!
> 
> How about this one:
> http://webpki.org/papers/web-browser-security-enigma.pdf
> Could there possibly be a bigger gap to fill?
> 
> Anders
> 
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Natasha Rooney | Web Technologist | GSMA | nrooney@gsma.com
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