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Re: Avoiding spying via the microphone and camera [Was: Sharing dynamic informations between the user session and the greeter]

 

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Jamie Strandboge wrote on 07/03/14 16:09:
> ...
> 
> This reminded me about how we are going to deal with an application
> recording audio and video. (I don't want to get into a situation
> where an app can be uploaded to the store to eavesdrop or spy on
> users via the mic or camera).
> 
> There are open bugs on this[1][2] and there is a nice summary in 
> comment #14 of LP: #1224756[3]. I don't think this ever made it to 
> the list, so I figured I'd both put the information out there and 
> ask a couple followup questions here.
> 
> ...
> 
> Matthew, by your comments in this thread it seems design requires a
> visual cue in the lock screen if audio/video is recording (which 
> sounds ok to me). Is this accurate?

Not just the lock screen, but a background app in any situation.
That's an interesting design constraint: normally you'd expect the cue
to provide access to return to the app, but in the lock screen it
shouldn't.

> Are there designs for that and the other parts of summary point
> '2' (I'm particularly curious about how we will handle fullscreen 
> apps)?

Not as far as I know.

> Is there a blueprint/work item for that and to implement the work 
> that you know of? (I'd like to subscribe)
> 
> ...

I wouldn't know, sorry, I gave up on using blueprints in 2012. :-)

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