WebGL security holes highlighted

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WebGL has raised security concerns

Context Information Security has published concerns about WebGL on its blog. The technology is increasingly used for 3D graphics online, but Context Information Security says a vulnerability in the Firefox browser “made it possible for malicious web pages to capture any screenshot from a target PC”. The company claims that none of the current implementations comply with WebGL conformance standards, raising serious questions for Khronos, the consortium that drew up the WebGL specification and conformance tests.

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