Name of API: Battery API
Reference:
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678694
- http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/dap/raw-file/tip/battery/Overview.html
Note from spec:
The API defined in this specification is used to determine the battery
status of the hosting device. The information disclosed has minimal
impact on privacy or fingerprinting, and therefore is exposed without
permission grants. For example, authors cannot directly know if there is
a battery or not in the hosting device.
Brief purpose of API:
General Use Cases: Adjust app behavior based upon power status
Inherent threats: Fingerprinting, abuse of battery?
Threat severity: Low
Regular web content (unauthenticated)
Use cases: Same
Authorization model for normal content: Implicit
Authorization model for installed content: Implicit
Potential mitigations: None
Trusted (authenticated by publisher)
Use cases: Same
Authorization mode: Implicit
Potential mitigations: None
Certified (vouched for by trusted 3rd party)
Use cases: Same
Authorization model: Implicit
Potential mitigations: None
Note: Should have a setting to disable this in privacy settings