Relax requirements for asking permissions in sensors · Issue #174 · w3c/sensors (original) (raw)

Google Chrome team proposes not to introduce permissions at least for ALS, Gyroscope, Magnetometer and Accelerometer.

The rational: "Discussion of past issues discovered in Blink’s Device Orientation and Motion APIs is here, we believe they are all addressed by the above mitigations".

I think the Generic Sensor specification could be updated so that it does not say permissions "must" be obtained, and instead leaves it for UA to decide (s/must/may).