- From: Mike Beltzner <beltzner@mozilla.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:04:56 -0400
- To: Web Security Context WG <public-wsc-wg@w3.org>
ISSUE-22: Rephrase favicon text On 26-Mar-07, at 9:35 AM, Web Security Context Issue Tracker wrote: > In section 9.2.5, isn't it really the decision to support display of a > logo that the visited web site can control? How is this different from ISSUE-15 (http://www.w3.org/2006/WSC/Group/ track/issues/15) in which I suggested that we revise section 9.2.5 so that it reads: ------------------- 9.2.5 Favicon Websites can specify a small graphic called a [favicon] to act as an icon that appears in the URL bar in most desktop web browsers and on the tabs in some browsers. While the desktop web browsers control this chrome, none place any restrictions on the type of websites or type of images that will be displayed. As a result, a website can choose to display a favicon that looks exactly like the padlock icon that is displayed in the URL bar by many browsers to indicate an SSL connection. In this case the user may believe that SSL is being used, when it is not. ------------------- (cite: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wsc-wg/2007Mar/0034) The section is about documenting the status quo, and the revision accurately states that while it's up to the browser, none restrict the use of favicons thus leaving the decision entirely up to the website author at the present time. cheers, mike
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