WebAPI/Security/Idle
From MozillaWiki
Idle API
Brief purpose of API: Notify an app if the user is idle.
General Use Cases: Notify a web page is a user is idle (e.g. to change a status in an instant messaging program).
References:
- https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/IdleAPI
- Security discussion: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mozilla.dev.webapps/Wxgz7_LKD40/discussion
Inherent threats:
- Privacy implications
- Signalling multiple windows at exactly the same time could correlate user identities and compromise privacy
- Could be used by a workplace to monitor activity by monitoring system idle
Threat severity: Low
Permissions Table
| Type | Use Cases | Authorization Model |
|---|---|---|
| Web Content | None | No access |
| Installed Web Apps | None | No access |
| Privileged Web Apps | None | No access |
| Certified Web Apps | Notify an app if the user is idle. | Implicit |
