Re: [Bug 23128] Add an explicit "get access to media" call

On 6 September 2013 06:20, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org> wrote:
> Thus, in my view, the first paragraph of
> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23128 is a good thing, not a
> problem, and the ability to obtain "the full range of permissions that a
> page would want" arbitrarily far ahead of actually using those permission
> would be an antifeature, and significantly worse than the permission prompts
> we currently have.

I wholeheartedly agree.

This being the key (from ROC's blog posting):
  "If I don't grant the permissions, I can't use the app. "

Holding functionality hostage, even if it's just implied, is going to
create some serious negative consequences.

Grant of consent needs to be tied to the activity, and more than just
tied: it's best if it's an integral part of the action.  getUserMedia
is still a potential consent-failure in the offing, but at least sites
are discouraged a little from making the request since the act of
asking has a direct and immediate effect.  APIs that allow for
preliminary setup like getPermissions very easily generate a situation
where a user gets consent fatigue.

Received on Friday, 6 September 2013 17:24:00 UTC