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

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."

Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware.

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:so...uh...

[CannonballHead]

how do i NEVER get this add-on?

Use IE 6. ;)

So what they're saying is...

[euroq]

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?

Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware.

[Mitchell314]

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

In Soviet Russia...

[Penguinshit]

... Web browses YOU!

(c'mon: _somebody_ has to post this)

Re:In Soviet Russia...

[TheyTookOurJobs]

BAD NO!

Re:This should lead to some "interesting" malware.

[BrokenHalo]

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

Re: Four words: Lower Merion School District

[Angst Badger]

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

Damn straight. That's what emacs is for.