Re: [w3ctag/spec-reviews] Review of WakeLock API and suitability for overall platform requested by 31 August 2016 (#126)

@andrey-logvinov Would the generic sensors API provide continuous data even if the application is backgrounded?  Sorry I'm not so familiar with how generic sensor events work.  If that use case is already enabled by generic sensors, brilliant.  It seems like your use cases could do with updating to be clearer about the specific scenarios you are targeting with system wake locks.  Currently it is very heavy on screen lock scenarios.

Let me bring mine and Hadley's feedback together for convenience:

* Use cases could be improved to include system lock use cases and comment on the RioRun scenario (eg describe scenarios in which developers might be tempted to use a wakelock but should not)
* We'd like the security and privacy implications to acknowledge the information leakage risk if wakelocks are denied when battery level is low. You might want to say you're happy with that leakage but it's worth acknowledging it.
* Specify how wakelocks interact with the user manually activating the hardware lock mechanism of the device

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