[web-bluetooth] Blocklisting and the Bluetooth Scanning Specification (#669)

nondebug has just created a new issue for https://github.com/WebBluetoothCG/web-bluetooth:

== Blocklisting and the Bluetooth Scanning Specification ==
It's unclear whether the blocklists defined in the main Web Bluetooth spec are intended to apply to the Web Bluetooth Scanning specification.

The [manufacturer data blocklist](https://github.com/WebBluetoothCG/registries/blob/master/manufacturer_data_blocklist.txt) includes an entry to block advertisements that match the iBeacon format, but the [Web Bluetooth Scanning specification](https://webbluetoothcg.github.io/web-bluetooth/scanning.html) includes an example that suggests it's possible to discover iBeacons with this API:

https://webbluetoothcg.github.io/web-bluetooth/scanning.html#introduction-examples

Can you clarify whether scanning for iBeacons with requestLEScan is intended to be blocklisted?

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/WebBluetoothCG/web-bluetooth/issues/669 using your GitHub account


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