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Message #06823
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:
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> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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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