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Chrome design flaw allows sites to record Audio/Video without indication

A developer has discovered a flaw in the Chrome browser that could be exploited to secretly Record Audio/Video without indication. The issue is related to a design flaw in Chrome that doesnt display a red-dot indication on headless windows, allowing site developers to exploit small UX manipulation to activate the MediaRecorder API without alerting the userss users Chrome and Firefox implemented this alert (Recording media is not available in Edge yet). The researcher reported the bug to Google, but the company doesnt classify the issue as a security vulnerability but not immediately.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/59591/hacking/chrome-design-flaw.html

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