- From: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 11:53:05 -0500
- To: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>, public-device-apis@w3.org
- Cc: Janina@rednote.net, Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group <public-apa@w3.org>
Hi - this is an official response on behalf of the APA WG that APA has no comments to file on Generic Sensor API and Ambient Light Sensor: https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/wiki/Ambient_Light_Sensor https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/wiki/Generic_Sensor_API Michael On 30/08/2016 6:23 AM, Dominique Hazael-Massieux wrote: > Dear APA WG, Geo WG, Privacy IG, WebAppSec WG, Web Platform WG, Auto WG, > Wot IG, CSS WG, TAG chairs, > > The Device and Sensors Working Group just published two updated Working > Drafts of: > * the Generic Sensor API > https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-generic-sensor-20160830/ > > * the Ambient Light Sensor > https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-ambient-light-20160830/ > on which the group is seeking wide review, especially from your groups. > Preferably, we would like to receive your reviews before TPAC (September > 19) so that we can use our meeting there to make progress on the > received feedback. We will not request transition to Candidate > Recommendation before mid-October, so any feedback received by then will > be taken into account as part of the "wide review" process. > > For context, the Generic Sensor API is a an abstract API that can serve > as a basis for any kind of sensors; the Ambient Light API is the most > advanced of our APIs based on that framework, and demonstrates how a > concrete API is built on top of the sensor API. > > Other APIs to be built on top of the Generic Sensor API include > accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity [1], but we're not > specifically calling for wide reviews on these yet. > > For sake of clarity, we're calling the following groups for reviews with > the following expectation: > * for APA WG, to determine if the specific ambient light API under > review brings accessibility concerns, and more generally, if the generic > sensor API needs to highlight generically applicable accessibility > concerns with exposing sensor data > > * for WebAppSec, we are seeking likewise review on the general impact on > security of exposing sensors data, the specific risks associated with > Ambient Light; we are also seeking input on the generic security > considerations in the Generic Sensor API, in particular the relationship > with secured contexts, permissions and permission delegation > > * for the Privacy IG, we're seeking input on the privacy risks that are > generally applicable to sensor data (generic sensor API), and the ones > that are specific to ambient light, and whether the current privacy > considerations satisfactorily cover them > > * for the Geolocation WG, we're seeking input based on the group's > experience with the first widely-deployed sensor APIs (geolocation and > deviceorientation), to see in particular if the generic sensor API > appropriately covers some of the issues that emerged in this prior work > > * for the Web Platform WG and the TAG, we're seeking overall review of > the shape of the API, its integration with the rest of the platform and > its usage of WebIDL (noting that the TAG has already provided input to > the generic sensor API) > > * for the Auto WG, while we understand that the group is moving away > from a WebIDL-based approach to gathering sensor data, a review of the > generic sensor API as a potential wrapper around the new approach > explored by the group might usefully expose limitations of our specification > > * for the WoT Interest Group, we're seeking feedback on whether the > Generic Sensor API is applicable as is (and if not, what would need to > change) in the contexts the group is exploring for communications with > sensors > > * for the CSS Working Group, we're specifically seeking feedback on the > Ambient Light API, since it exposes a similar functionality as the one > that was at some point considered for CSS Media Queries (as "luminosity" > or "light level") > > If you determine your group does not need to provide input, we would > also appreciate if you could let us know. > > Thanks, > > Dominique Hazael-Massieux, Staff Contact for Device & Sensors Working Group > for Frederick Hirsch, Chair > > 1. https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-ambient-light-20160830/ >
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