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Replace origin with storage key for BroadcastChannel partitioning
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This updates the BroadcastChannel specification to have storage keys be used instead of origins when determining which browsing contexts should be able to have BroadcastChannel messages sent and received from them. Today, a storage key only consists of an origin, but it will likely soon include the top-level origin as well. Only using origin enables certain forms of cross-site tracking. For more details, see https://privacycg.github.io/storage-partitioning/.

This helps with whatwg#5803, but does not yet close it since storage keys do not yet contain more than just the origin.
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recvfrom authored and Mason Freed committed Jun 3, 2022
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<ul class="brief">
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#obtain-a-local-storage-bottle-map">obtain a local storage bottle map</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#obtain-a-session-storage-bottle-map">obtain a session storage bottle map</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#obtain-a-storage-key-for-non-storage-purposes">obtain a storage key for non-storage purposes</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#storage-key-equal">storage key equal</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#storage-proxy-map">storage proxy map</dfn></li>
<li><dfn data-x-href="https://storage.spec.whatwg.org/#legacy-clone-a-browsing-session-storage-shed">legacy-clone a browsing session storage shed</dfn></li>
</ul>
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<li><p>Let <var>sourceOrigin</var> be <span>this</span>'s <span>relevant settings object</span>'s
<span data-x="concept-settings-object-origin">origin</span>.</p></li>

<li><p>Let <var>sourceStorageKey</var> be the result of running <span>obtain a storage key for
non-storage purposes</span> with <span>this</span>'s <span>relevant settings
object</span>.</p></li>

<li>
<p>Let <var>destinations</var> be a list of <code>BroadcastChannel</code> objects that
match the following criteria:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>They are <span>eligible for messaging</span>.</p></li>

<li><p>Their <span>relevant settings object</span>'s <span
data-x="concept-settings-object-origin">origin</span> is <span>same origin</span> with
<var>sourceOrigin</var>.</p></li>
<li><p>The result of running <span>obtain a storage key for non-storage purposes</span> with
their <span>relevant settings object</span> <span data-x="storage key equal">equals</span>
<var>sourceStorageKey</var>.</p></li>

<li><p>Their <span>channel name</span> <span>is</span> <span>this</span>'s <span>channel
name</span>.</p></li>
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