[tor-bugs] #24479 [Applications/Tor Browser]: NoScript shouldn't block local HTML5 video and audio files when security slider is set to medium or high

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#24479: NoScript shouldn't block local HTML5 video and audio files when security
slider is set to medium or high
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
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Comment (by irl):

 Are they blocked or are they "click to play"? HTML 5 video/audio means
 parsing untrusted data through a complicated decoding algorithm that may
 have vulnerabilities, which is why this restriction is in place on
 Medium/High security levels.

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