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Mozilla Labs Add-On Provides Video and Audio Recording From the Browser

Posted by timothy on from the straightforward-enough dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla Labs is working on an experimental add-on which enables video and audio recording in the browser. Anant Narayanan writes on the Mozilla Labs blog, 'The Rainbow add-on for Firefox is an early developer prototype that enables web developers to access local video and audio recording capabilities using just a few lines of JavaScript. The add-on generates files encoded in open formats: Theora (for video) and Vorbis (for audio) in an Ogg container. The resulting files are accessible in DOM using HTML5 File APIs, which may be used to upload them to a server.' Support for live streaming and WebM is planned for a future version of the add-on."

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  1. Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We've already got enough of that kind of malware - Flash already gives access to the microphone and webcam.

  2. Re:so...uh... by CannonballHead · · Score: 5, Funny

    how do i NEVER get this add-on?

    Use IE 6. ;)

  3. So what they're saying is... by euroq · · Score: 4, Funny

    So what they're saying is that the hackers will take your bank account credentials, AND your picture so they can print the credit card with it! Sweet, where do I sign up?

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  4. Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware. by Mitchell314 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're one of those damn HTML5 lubbers, aren't you? \~

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  5. In Soviet Russia... by Penguinshit · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... Web browses YOU!

    (c'mon: _somebody_ has to post this)

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by TheyTookOurJobs · · Score: 1, Funny

      BAD NO!

  6. Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware. by BrokenHalo · · Score: 2, Funny

    A bit scary, indeed, but a bit of duct tape over the camera lens is always safest. Not that that will stop anyone hearing your moans... ;-P

  7. Re: Four words: Lower Merion School District by Angst+Badger · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is not necessarilly a good idea to do everything in the browser.

    Damn straight. That's what emacs is for.

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