[html5] r5481 - [e] (0) Mention the fingerprinting issue on window.navigator Fixing http://www.w [...]

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Author: ianh
Date: 2010-09-24 18:12:13 -0700 (Fri, 24 Sep 2010)
New Revision: 5481

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Mention the fingerprinting issue on window.navigator
Fixing http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10375

Modified: complete.html
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--- complete.html	2010-09-25 00:35:38 UTC (rev 5480)
+++ complete.html	2010-09-25 01:12:13 UTC (rev 5481)
@@ -66041,9 +66041,15 @@
 
    <!-- vendorSub: Mozilla and Safari only; always returns "" -->
 
-  </dl></div>
+  </dl><p class=warning>Any information in this API that varies from user
+  to user can be used to profile the user. In fact, if enough such
+  information is available, a user can actually be uniquely
+  identified. For this reason, user agent implementors are strongly
+  urged to include as little information in this API as possible.</p>
 
+  </div>
 
+
   <h4 id=custom-handlers><span class=secno>7.4.2 </span>Custom scheme and content handlers</h4>
 
   <p>The <dfn id=dom-navigator-registerprotocolhandler title=dom-navigator-registerProtocolHandler><code>registerProtocolHandler()</code></dfn>

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2010-09-25 00:35:38 UTC (rev 5480)
+++ index	2010-09-25 01:12:13 UTC (rev 5481)
@@ -66041,9 +66041,15 @@
 
    <!-- vendorSub: Mozilla and Safari only; always returns "" -->
 
-  </dl></div>
+  </dl><p class=warning>Any information in this API that varies from user
+  to user can be used to profile the user. In fact, if enough such
+  information is available, a user can actually be uniquely
+  identified. For this reason, user agent implementors are strongly
+  urged to include as little information in this API as possible.</p>
 
+  </div>
 
+
   <h4 id=custom-handlers><span class=secno>7.4.2 </span>Custom scheme and content handlers</h4>
 
   <p>The <dfn id=dom-navigator-registerprotocolhandler title=dom-navigator-registerProtocolHandler><code>registerProtocolHandler()</code></dfn>

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2010-09-25 00:35:38 UTC (rev 5480)
+++ source	2010-09-25 01:12:13 UTC (rev 5481)
@@ -74848,6 +74848,12 @@
 
   </dl>
 
+  <p class="warning">Any information in this API that varies from user
+  to user can be used to profile the user. In fact, if enough such
+  information is available, a user can actually be uniquely
+  identified. For this reason, user agent implementors are strongly
+  urged to include as little information in this API as possible.</p>
+
   </div>