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Opt-in activation for plugins (view source)
Revision as of 23:12, 23 February 2012
, 23 February 2012Undo revision 399972 by Ladamski (talk)
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{{FeatureStatus | |||
|Feature name=Opt-in activation for plugins | |||
|Feature stage=On hold | |||
|Feature status=In progress | |||
|Feature health=OK | |||
|Feature status note=Implementation started, but on hold due to other (higher-priority) commitments. | |||
}} | |||
{{FeatureTeam | |||
|Feature product manager=Asa Dotzler | |||
|Feature feature manager=Justin Dolske | |||
|Feature lead engineer=Blair McBride | |||
|Feature security lead=David Chan (dchan) | |||
|Feature privacy lead=Sid Stamm (geekboy) | |||
|Feature qa lead=Paul Silaghi | |||
|Feature ux lead=Alex Limi | |||
}} | |||
{{FeaturePageBody | |||
|Feature overview=Unknown, slow or insecure plugins shouldn't be allowed to run without user interaction. | |||
This feature falls primarily in the '''Experience''' category (from the "Discover, Experience, and Connect" vision statement.) | |||
Meant to help with multiple scenarios: | |||
# Accidental/malicious install: "Hey, we suddenly found a new SketchyWare.dll plugin on your system. Did you actually want to use it?" | |||
# Performance: The "Java makes my system asplode when a page loads, but sometimes I want to use it" problem. | |||
# Security: Users who don't trust Flash, as well as giving us a way to soft-block a plugin that a user needs to use on legit sites (YouTube, intranet, whatever). | |||
Chrome already does something similar. | |||
|Feature requirements=* Ability to set autoplay, click-to-play or never play on any plugin | |||
* Built-in whitelist for the most common plugins | |||
|Feature ux design=* Settings: Render this plugin: (Always | |||
|Feature implementation notes=Implementation work starting in {{bug|549697}}. | |||
}} | |||
{{FeatureInfo | |||
|Feature priority=P1 | |||
|Feature rank=15 | |||
|Feature theme=Product Hardening | |||
|Feature roadmap=Security | |||
|Feature secondary roadmap=User Experience | |||
|Feature list=Desktop | |||
|Feature engineering team=Desktop front-end | |||
}} | |||
{{FeatureTeamStatus | |||
|Feature security status=sec-review-needed | |||
|Feature security health=Assigned | |||
|Feature security notes=assigned to dchan | |||
|Feature privacy notes=Outcomes 1.2 & 2 | |||
}} | |||