Mozilla pulls Battery Status API from Firefox over privacy concerns

It was supposed to be a feature that allowed more efficient versions of websites to be delivered to people running out of battery power. But the Battery Status API built into Firefox was also found to be problematic from a privacy point of view after it was discovered that visitors' battery levels could be used to track them online. In response to this the API is being pulled from Firefox. The potential for the Battery Status API to be misused has been known for some time -- it is possible to track users even when they are using VPNs or… [Continue Reading]