- From: Thomas Roessler <tlr@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:39:37 +0100
- To: public-wsc-wg@w3.org
It seemed that we had agreement on this text for ISSUE-131: Web user agents MUST inform the user and request consent when web content attempts to install software outside of the browser environment, using browser mechanisms and technology that are explicitly provided for such installations. Web user agents SHOULD NOT provide features which can be used by web content to install software outside of the browser environment without the user's consent. Web user agents MAY provide mechanisms for users to pre-consent to a class of software installations. Web user agents SHOULD inform the user when web content is installing software outside of the browser environment that is covered by a pre-consent. Web user agents MAY inform the user when web content attempts to execute software outside of the agent environment, and MAY also request user consent, but SHOULD NOT do so unconditionally for all types of content or software. If the agent chooses to do this then it SHOULD do itfor specific content types, software types, or security context based on risk. See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wsc-wg/2007Dec/0116.html I've added these changes to the editor's draft, and suggest closing ISSUE-131. -- Thomas Roessler, W3C <tlr@w3.org>
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