LGTM3

On Tue, Sep 5, 2023 at 6:56 AM Ben Kelly <wanderv...@chromium.org> wrote:

> Ping for last LGTM or more feedback.  We were hoping to be able to collect
> some stable data before TPAC, if possible.
>
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 8:45 AM Yoav Weiss <yoavwe...@chromium.org> wrote:
>
>> LGTM2
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 5:44 PM Ben Kelly <wanderv...@chromium.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 1:40 AM Yoav Weiss <yoavwe...@chromium.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree that WPT infrastructure shouldn't be a blocker when we're
>>>> following other browsers.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Have y'all tested the mitigation with commonly used
>>>> authentication/payment flows, to make sure it doesn't break them?
>>>>
>>>
>>> We have been dogfooding and not run into any issues with auth/payment
>>> flows.  We are also collecting UKM metrics on sites deleted.  I've sent you
>>> a private email with that information.
>>>
>>> The UKM is predominantly advertising, tracking, etc.  There are a
>>> smattering of auth/ecommerce/etc, but at lower volumes.  The auth issue we
>>> believe may be related to automatic login scenarios in enterprises (issue
>>> 36 <https://github.com/privacycg/nav-tracking-mitigations/issues/36>),
>>> which can be largely addressed with enterprise policies.  We also
>>> integrated webauthn security key taps as interactions in M117 to reduce
>>> authentication false positives.
>>>
>>> Overall, however, we believe that since we only take action when 3P
>>> cookies are blocked, breakage should be limited.  The 3P cookie default has
>>> not changed yet, so most users will not be affected.  In addition,
>>> chromeguard, enterprise policies and other mechanisms can be used to add
>>> cookie exceptions which bounce tracking mitigations will honor.
>>>
>>> Ultimately, many sites will need to adapt to a new normal when the 3P
>>> cookie setting default changes.  That will need to include that bounce
>>> tracking is not an acceptable replacement.  We would like to ship bounce
>>> tracking mitigations gated on 3P cookie permissions so that when sites
>>> perform 3P cookie deprecation testing they see the new bounce tracking
>>> behavior as well.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for outlining your motivations! Going ahead with this change
>> before the 3P cookie deprecation but 3P cookie blocking makes perfect sense!
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 11:08 PM Mike Taylor <miketa...@chromium.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> LGTM1 to ship, as long as we fast follow with doing the work to define
>>>>> and ship webdriver extensions in order to make this testable in WPT.
>>>>>
>>>>> (I don't think your team should be blocked on shipping because other
>>>>> browsers who already shipped the feature didn't do that work.)
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/21/23 3:44 PM, Christian Biesinger wrote:
>>>>> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 3:25 PM Ben Kelly <wanderv...@chromium.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 11:38 AM Mike Taylor <
>>>>> miketa...@chromium.org> wrote:
>>>>> >>> On 8/21/23 11:09 AM, Ben Kelly wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 11:27 PM Yoav Weiss <
>>>>> yoavwe...@chromium.org> wrote:
>>>>> >>>> Thanks for working on this important problem!
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 9:28 PM Ben Kelly <
>>>>> wanderv...@chromium.org> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> Sorry, it seems I left off the signals section of the template:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Firefox: No signal (
>>>>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/835)
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Firefox folks seem tentatively supportive, but have WPT
>>>>> questions. Can you address them?
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I'm checking without our WPT folks to try to understand what
>>>>> mozilla is suggesting.  I'm not familiar with web-driver functions at all,
>>>>> so not quite sure yet how feasible this is.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> My read on bvandersloot's comment is that he's asking for a less
>>>>> generic version https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/issues/17489
>>>>> to make this testable (which you've already linked below). Exposing
>>>>> endpoints for advancing time seems to have more use cases than bounce
>>>>> tracking-specific webdriver endpoints, IMHO - but that's a discussion that
>>>>> should probably happen in the relevant WG.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> See https://github.com/web-platform-tests/rfcs for the process to
>>>>> propose extending the testdriver.js API to expose... but I think you'll
>>>>> want to get the relevant concepts added to the webdriver spec first (seems
>>>>> possible, if Mozilla if supportive). The other option would be to 
>>>>> something
>>>>> similar to FedCM by adding webdriver extension commands (see spec PR here:
>>>>> https://github.com/fedidcg/FedCM/pull/465/files).
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I personally wouldn't recommend blocking on this work, but it
>>>>> seems useful for someone to pursue as good first bugs for folks interested
>>>>> in standards and WPT internals. Note that additions to WebDriver now
>>>>> require going through the Intent process (great news for folks interested
>>>>> in learning this process, presumably they exist!).
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Andrew Williams also helpfully pointed out a bunch of code source
>>>>> references to me for this.  I filed crbug.com/1474656 to do this work.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I think this is definitely something we will do, but it may take a
>>>>> milestone or two to get it done.  In particular, I'm unsure if there will
>>>>> be pushback to modifying the web-driver functions for a bounce tracking
>>>>> mitigations-specific feature.
>>>>> > Lots of specs define webdriver extensions, that should not be a
>>>>> problem. E.g.:
>>>>> > https://fedidcg.github.io/FedCM/#automation
>>>>> > https://w3c.github.io/secure-payment-confirmation/#sctn-automation
>>>>> >
>>>>> https://w3c.github.io/webauthn/#sctn-automation-virtual-authenticators
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Note that you have to implement the commands twice, once for Chrome's
>>>>> > bots and once for upstream wpt.fyi and general UA automation uses.
>>>>> > Chrome's impl does not really use webdriver, it usually just calls a
>>>>> > function on internals (e.g.
>>>>> >
>>>>> https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/4740672/6/third_party/blink/web_tests/resources/testdriver-vendor.js
>>>>> )
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The second impl is in Chromedriver, likely using CDP, e.g.:
>>>>> > https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/4281897
>>>>> > plus
>>>>> > https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/4402971
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Christian
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> I don't think we want to take on the general purpose clock
>>>>> modification change to web-driver, though.  That seems like a much larger
>>>>> scope.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> Webkit: No signal (
>>>>> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/214)
>>>>> >>>>> Web developers: No signals
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 10:22 AM Ben Kelly <
>>>>> wanderv...@chromium.org> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>> Contact emails
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> wanderv...@chromium.org, b...@chromium.org,
>>>>> rtarp...@chromium.org, j...@chromium.org
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Explainer
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> https://github.com/privacycg/nav-tracking-mitigations/blob/main/bounce-tracking-explainer.md
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Specification
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> https://privacycg.github.io/nav-tracking-mitigations/#bounce-tracking-mitigations
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Summary
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> This feature mitigates bounce tracking on the web.  It works by
>>>>> deleting state from sites that access storage during a redirect that the
>>>>> user has never directly interacted with.  See the specification for more
>>>>> details.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Blink component
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Privacy>NavTracking
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> TAG review
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/862
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> TAG review status
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Issues addressed
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Risks
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Interoperability and Compatibility
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> The main risk is that we will incorrectly delete state for a
>>>>> site that the user needs to continue functioning.  Our approach attempts 
>>>>> to
>>>>> address this with a number of signals:
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> If a user has interacted with the site within the last 45 days,
>>>>> we will not delete its state.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We are adding successful webauthn key assertions as another
>>>>> "interaction" source in M117 to address SSO use cases that only require
>>>>> security taps to stay logged in.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We only delete state if the potential tracking site is not
>>>>> permitted as a 3P cookie.  This allows users and enterprises to grant
>>>>> permission to maintain state on these sites through existing mechanisms.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We have documented some known use cases at-risk.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> In particular, since 3P cookies are default allowed today, this
>>>>> feature will only have an immediate impact on users that have opted into 
>>>>> 3P
>>>>> cookie blocking or incognito where 3P cookies are blocked by default.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Ergonomics
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Minimal ergonomic risk.  There are no direct APIs to call
>>>>> here.  We are deleting state for sites behind the scenes.  We do not 
>>>>> delete
>>>>> state for sites that are currently open.  We have devtools enhancements to
>>>>> help developers understand the process.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Activation
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> No activation risk.  There is nothing to polyfill.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Security
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> This feature does incrementally worsen existing XS-Leaks in the
>>>>> browser by exposing an additional bit of information.  Attackers can learn
>>>>> if a user has interacted with a site within the last 45 days if they are
>>>>> able to trigger a stateful bounce on the target site and execute a XS-Leak
>>>>> attack to detect the existence of cookies or state on the site.  Since
>>>>> bounce tracking mitigations are only enforced when 3P cookies are blocked,
>>>>> however, the XS-Leak must use navigations and not subresource attacks.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> Does that mean that any exposed navigation bounce on a sensitive
>>>>> site becomes a history leak? Or do other conditions apply that would make
>>>>> this a rare occurrence?
>>>>> >>>> If it's the former, how do other browsers' mitigation techniques
>>>>> deal with this?
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I don't think it's equivalent to a full history leak on its own.
>>>>> In order to get the extra leaked bit of "was interacted with in the last 
>>>>> 45
>>>>> days", the site must already have a XS-leak allowing an attacker to detect
>>>>> the existence of cookies or state on the site.  Typically cookies or state
>>>>> are already going to indicate some user activity (interaction).  So the
>>>>> additional bit, while strictly a worsening of the situation, is relatively
>>>>> minor compared to what is available from the prerequisite attack.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Again, we'd like to work on closing the underlying XS-leak that
>>>>> allows attackers to detect cookies/state in the future.  Fixing forward
>>>>> here is preferable since trying to fix just the interaction bit in bounce
>>>>> tracking mitigations itself would likely force the introduction of some
>>>>> kind of allow/block list which has larger negative impacts (as discussed 
>>>>> in
>>>>> the explainer alternatives).
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We feel the best solution to this problem is to invest in
>>>>> fixing navigation-based XS-Leaks.  The additional bit of interaction
>>>>> information leaked in the meantime is not ideal, but it has limited 
>>>>> utility
>>>>> if an attacker can already tell if there is state on the target site.  We
>>>>> are interested in collaborating with the security team to help address the
>>>>> underlying XS-Leak.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> WebView application risks
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We are purposely excluding WebView from this launch so we can
>>>>> evaluate impact to that platform separately.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Debuggability
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We issue devtool "issues" when a site may potentially be
>>>>> deleted as a bounce tracking.  In addition, we have a devtools application
>>>>> panel to force the bounce tracking algorithm to run immediately.  See the
>>>>> screenshots in this blog post.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms
>>>>> (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)?
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> All except WebView.  We would like to evaluate the impact to
>>>>> WebView in a separate launch.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests?
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> No, unfortunately.  Since this feature runs off of a long
>>>>> duration timer we cannot construct a WPT test case.  We need wpt#17489 to
>>>>> be fixed in order to correct this.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Flag name
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> DIPS
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Requires code in //chrome?
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Yes.  We must integrate with features like the chrome sign-in
>>>>> manager, TabHelper, etc.  We are, however, actively working to move other
>>>>> code into the content// layer.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Tracking bug
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1360489
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Measurement
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We are measuring UKM for sites that have state deleted by
>>>>> bounce tracking mitigations.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Availability expectation
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Our initial MVP implementation is launching to all platforms
>>>>> with the exception of WebView.  In addition, bounce tracking mitigations
>>>>> are only enforced in situations where the tracking domain is not permitted
>>>>> as a 3P cookie.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Adoption expectation
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> There is no specific API to adopt for this effort, but we only
>>>>> enforce the bounce tracking mitigations when 3P cookies are blocked.
>>>>> Therefore we expect it to have a greater impact as 3P cookie blocking
>>>>> becomes more common in the future.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Adoption plan
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> N/A
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Non-OSS dependencies
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> None
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Sample links
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> https://bounce-tracking-demo.glitch.me/
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Estimated milestones
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Gradual rollout during M116.  Webauthn interaction support will
>>>>> take effect in M117.
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Anticipated spec changes
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> We have written a monkey-patch spec here:
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> https://privacycg.github.io/nav-tracking-mitigations/#bounce-tracking-mitigations
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5705149616488448
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>> Links to previous Intent discussions
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAK7rkMi_7z0-yeTbBiE43V5SD1ri4jSVxrkR8Gs%3DD0NRoRKivA%40mail.gmail.com
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/vyXWn1W1daA/m/tL3f1_WbAwAJ
>>>>> >>>>>>
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