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Re: Can getUserMedia() get called on a callback/event ?

From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 16:44:05 -0800
Message-ID: <CABkgnnU0x9S6ZkBBAjZ8w8GB=GSk1PvARACH2FU4ZakHV3w3gg@mail.gmail.com>
To: Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net>
Cc: "public-webrtc@w3.org" <public-webrtc@w3.org> 
On 9 January 2015 at 15:36, Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net> wrote:
> Let's simplify: do you agree that gUM should be able to be called when
> the page is loaded (without user interaction)?

No.  For the aforementioned reasons.  Navigation is too easily under
attacker control.

We might be able to carve out a few exceptions, but I tend to think
that an engagement gesture is necessary.
Received on Saturday, 10 January 2015 00:44:32 UTC

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