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[css-image-animation] Security Horizontal Review #14363

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Dear Group, this is the output of the Security Review

Security review request: w3c/security-request#140

Reviewed version: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-css-image-animation-1-20260409/

Security and Privacy Questionnaire: #14164

Thank you for the explanation provided in the Security and Privacy Questionnaire.

I agree with the clarification requested in the Privacy review: w3cping/privacy-request#218

I also considered the following separate, non-blocking point.

Avoid coupling :animated-image matching to a global animation setting

Description: The specification says that, when a user-agent setting globally disables image animations, images that could otherwise be animated are considered static and do not match :animated-image. In an implementation following this rule, a page could test a known animated content image and infer whether the setting is active.

Impact: This would expose one bit of user-agent preference state.

Suggestions: Consider defining selector matching independently of the global setting and letting that setting affect rendering only. If the coupling is intentional, document the exposure.

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