Public bug reported: Chrome has set the global policy for flash to "ask first" for a while. Yet, chromium will always play flash content without user consent if the adobe-flashplugin package is installed on the system.
Test: Visit http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/ on chrome and chromium. Per default policy, chrome will ask for user consent. Chromium will not. Expected Behaviour: Chromium should also ask the user first. Version: Chromium 59.0.3071.109 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 16.04 ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705981 Title: Chromium doesn't follow flash deprecation guidelines Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Chrome has set the global policy for flash to "ask first" for a while. Yet, chromium will always play flash content without user consent if the adobe-flashplugin package is installed on the system. Test: Visit http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/about/ on chrome and chromium. Per default policy, chrome will ask for user consent. Chromium will not. Expected Behaviour: Chromium should also ask the user first. Version: Chromium 59.0.3071.109 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 16.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1705981/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
