#881: `prefers-reduced-transparency` CSS Media Query
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2023-10-09
Peter: same as 883
Rossen: did we resolve on the syntax..?
Lea: webkit has a standards position against this because it adds a fingerprinting vector...
Yves: I tried to look at this and it's not properly explained. I couldn't figure out what is exposed more by using this. Apart from the fact that you're supporting that in the browser
Peter: one more bit of entropy for the user if the user has this setting turned on. Also true of 883.
Lea: accessibility needs outweigh tiny fingerprinting surface..
Peter: worth pausing to ask if there's a way to mitigate. In this case the benefit is worth the cost.
<blockquote>We're happy to see this moving forward, so we will close this. As part of the review we also looked at the fingerprinting concerns raised by WebKit. Our opinion is that the user benefit outweighs the privacy concern. That said, exploring ways to mitigate this more generally without negatively impacting user experience, especially of users with accessibility needs, would be welcome.
Thank you for flying TAG!
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OpenedAug 2, 2023
こんにちは TAG-さん!
I'm requesting a TAG review of CSS
prefers-reduced-transparency
.The
prefers-reduced-transparency
media feature is used to detect if the user has requested the system minimize the amount of transparent or translucent layer effects it uses.Further details:
We'd prefer the TAG provide feedback as (please delete all but the desired option):
💬 leave review feedback as a comment in this issue and @-notify @lukewarlow