On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Joseph Lorenzo Hall <joe@cdt.org> wrote: > In some senses, platforms can help. E.g., just like there are small > indicators present when an app is accessing location or the microphone to > give users notice that something is using those resources, maybe a sound > icon could be used? Chrome I think does this with tabs so that you can > quickly identify which of dozens of tabs is the one playing annoying audio. > Firefox does this too. Since this attack works for native apps as well, it's probably best blocked by filtering out inaudible frequencies at the platform level. Also I imagine that if this gets used much in the wild, the scripts involved will be added the blacklist used by Firefox's tracking protection. Rob -- lbir ye,ea yer.tnietoehr rdn rdsme,anea lurpr edna e hnysnenh hhe uresyf toD selthor stor edna siewaoeodm or v sstvr esBa kbvted,t rdsme,aoreseoouoto o l euetiuruewFa kbn e hnystoivateweh uresyf tulsa rehr rdm or rnea lurpr .a war hsrer holsa rodvted,t nenh hneireseoouot.tniesiewaoeivatewt sstvr esn
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