- From: Tobie Langel <tobie.langel@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:46:08 +0100
- To: David Barrett-Kahn <dbk@google.com>
- Cc: whatwg@lists.whatwg.org
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:07 AM, David Barrett-Kahn <dbk@google.com> wrote: > Hi whatwg. I have a proposal for a new web standard, and would value your > feedback. This is based on my experiences working on Google Docs, which > has a well developed ability to send crash reports back to the server for > analysis. We often find these crash reports to be lacking in crucial > information though, because that information is not available on the JS > APIs. > > My proposal is to have a class of information which can be made available > to an app only after the display of a generic 'this application has > crashed' dialog, which could be drilled into to show what is being > disclosed, and which of course can be denied. > > Good examples of the information in question are the system's precise > hardware and network configuration, what Chrome extensions it has > installed, and perhaps a screenshot of the failed application. There is directly related work[1] being included in the WebPerf WG[2]'s upcoming charter. Given the privacy and fingerprinting constraints are the same, you should probably bring your suggestions there. --tobie --- [1]: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yw_qNMCnGsWQRsdcrifzh_kzFey-ThQ3yp-DmxuJxvg/edit [2]: http://www.w3.org/2010/webperf/
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