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== | == Goals == | ||
* simplify the permission model for users and developers | |||
* move the FxOS permission model more in line with desktop & mobile (i.e. for regular web content) | |||
* Provide a permission model that supports the [[FirefoxOS/New security model|new security model]] | |||
=== Proposed Permission Model Changes === | === Proposed Permission Model Changes === | ||
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A summary of proposed changes: | A summary of proposed changes: | ||
* Combine certified/privileged | * Combine certified/privileged permission types | ||
* Simplify permissions model | * Simplify permissions model | ||
** | ** Web Permissions vs. Privileged Permissions | ||
* Improve permissions management on device | * Improve permissions management on device | ||
** Make permission granting closer to Firefox desktop/mobile | ** Make permission granting closer to Firefox desktop/mobile | ||
** Improve permission management UX (view per permission, by app, providing audit logs of permission usage etc) | ** Improve permission management UX (view per permission, by app, providing audit logs of permission usage etc) | ||
== Simplified Permission Model == | |||
* Investigate service based approach to exposing privileged functionality to hosted apps | * Investigate service based approach to exposing privileged functionality to hosted apps | ||
** Service like-apps | ** Service like-apps | ||