Re: [discuss-webrtc] google & security paradox

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Bob Wolff

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Jul 31, 2012, 8:42:32 PM7/31/12

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No - it's currently a plugin that you installed and so it's not a general API gig like WebRTC quite yet. I'm betting they'll eventually replace the plugin with WebRTC PeerConnection/getUserMedia calls, but migrating the world is gonna take some time.

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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Michael Salmon <mic...@hahla.com> wrote:

Does anyone find it weird and unsavory that when going to google hangouts, you do not get the same security pop-up when they access your mic and camera that would happen with any other website calling getUserMedia()? Is there a backdoor in chrome??
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Harald Alvestrand

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Jul 31, 2012, 8:43:13 PM7/31/12

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Hangouts (as currently deployed) uses a plugin, not WebRTC. Plugins are not bound by getUserMedia() rules.