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adding top-level privacy note (w3c#5219)
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the <a>media feature</a> evaluates to true.
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Otherwise, it evaluates to false.
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<h3 id='mq-prefers-security'>
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Prefers-* Media Features Security and Privacy</h3>
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Issue: Information about a user can be used as an active fingerprinting vector.
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Analysis of impact pending, more information to be provided before spec
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is published.
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User agents and developers implementing this
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specification need to be aware of this vector and take it
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into consideration when deciding whether to use the feature.
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Specifically `prefers-reduced-motion`, `prefers-color-scheme` and
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`prefers-reduced-data` are currently of concern for exploitation.
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