749318 - getUserMedia() use history should be available

Status: NEW

(Core :: WebRTC: Audio/Video, defect)

Description

[Eric Rescorla (:ekr)]

It would be nice if you were able to get a history/current status of when a given media device was accessed. I.e., "The camera was accessed from https://www.example.com/ from 10:01-10:30 AM". This is sort of comparable to what I have on my phone history and would let me have confidence that I really left my con call when I thought I had.

Comment 1

[Randell Jesup [:jesup] (needinfo me)]

Important issue for user privacy and control of information.

Will need to be blocked in private browsing mode!

Comment 2

[Anant Narayanan [:anant]]

I'm guessing picture snapshots should also be logged?

If we turn off logging in private browsing mode, there is the chance of the camera/mic being left on after exiting private browsing mode. Shall we then enforce closing all open MediaStreams when the user leaves private browsing?

Comment 3

[Ralph Giles (:rillian)]

(In reply to Anant Narayanan [:anant] from comment #2)
 
>                                                               Shall we then
> enforce closing all open MediaStreams when the user leaves private browsing?

Sounds like a requirement to me.