Re: [whatwg] Web API for Health Sensors

W3C Web Bluetooth Community Group
http://www.w3.org/community/web-bluetooth/

Use cases & Security model, Explainer, and Specification draft
https://github.com/WebBluetoothCG/web-bluetooth

On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Indeed, a Web Bluetooth API would be a great start!
>
> Also, we are writing standards here, so standardizing the
> communication of the data between the devices and UAs would be useful.
>
> Both would probably fall within the work of a device API group like
> http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/ , where media capture was standardized.
>
> Silvia.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Sangwhan Moon <sangwhan@iki.fi> wrote:
> > Implementing a abstracted API on top of the browser will only work based
> > on the
> > assumption that the protocol that is used to communicate between the
> > host and
> > these devices have been standardized. Sadly, I don't think this is the
> > case.
> > (Correct me if I am wrong)
> >
> > IMHO what is needed is Bluetooth API that can be used (on top of a sane
> > permission
> > model) to communicate with Bluetooth devices, and the user friendly
> > abstraction should
> > be built on top of that. Otherwise there is the problem of browser
> > vendors having to
> > test and support every single known health band on earth. Pretty
> > unlikely to happen.
> >
> > Sangwhan
> >
> > Original Message:
> >> What I'd you're a long way away from any medical help?
> >>
> >> In my mind this is part of the larger drive of the web of things (IoT
> >> applied to the web) and needs device APIs. This might not be the right
> >> group to discuss it in though.
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >> Silvia.
> >> On 13 Sep 2014 10:53, "Erik Reppen" <erik.reppen@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > That's a stronger argument than I would have thought of (and mind you
> I'm
> >> > just a lurker without anything in the way of influence so don't let me
> >> > shoot you down or anything). But audio/video capture is a general
> >> > media/communication thing.
> >> >
> >> > To me it's like the difference between geolocation and having an API
> on
> >> > top of geolocation that tells you how close you are to a hospital.
> You have
> >> > the tools for that. Why the desire for a specific API for something
> that,
> >> > IMO,  would really benefit more from consideration by subject matter
> >> > experts and devs within that field than general web technology nerds?
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Silvia Pfeiffer <
> >> > silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Browsers have been dealing with private personal data for a while
> now,
> >> >> that includes video camera & microphone input, geolocation and more.
> Health
> >> >> data isn't so different in that respect. There are mechanisms to
> deal with
> >> >> privacy already in the browser. But indeed: a spec would need to
> consider
> >> >> such issues.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best Regards,
> >> >> Silvia.
> >> >> On 13 Sep 2014 08:42, "delfin" <delfin@segonquart.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>  Hi All:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Use and transmission of private/personal Health data, as other
> sensitive personal data, is ruled by law and regional regulations in some
> -- or in most of the -- developed countries.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Please, take this aspect in consideration.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>    - I would not recommend to read health data within a browser.
> >> >>>    - JSON transferred data, as I understood, might be 'seen' by a
> >> >>>    semi-experienced user with, for example, the web inspector's
> tools a
> >> >>>    desktop browser has. Not exactly, but nearly.
> >> >>>    - Not to mention more sophisticated public methods of to collect
> >> >>>    this JSON/JSONP data.
> >> >>>    - One might use an existent API or develop a new one for this
> >> >>>    purpose. The data of an unknown user is viewable by
> third-parties.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> An standard development should take this scenarios in consideration.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>    1. Laws and regulations in countries/govs referring the use and
> >> >>>    transfer of private/sensitive data.
> >> >>>    2. Open-sourceness and distribution via a "web" browser.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Best -
> >> >>> -- Delfin Ramirez
> >> >>>
> >> >>> +34 633 589231
> >> >>>
> >> >>> delfin@segonquart.net
> >> >>>
> >> >>> twitter: delfinramirez
> >> >>>
> >> >>> IRC: segonquart
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Skype: segonquart
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://segonquart.net, http://delfiramirez.info
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >
>

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