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Asked: 2026-05-16T20:00:10+00:00

My web-app records users via webcam and microphone. I want to use HTML/JS for

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My web-app records users via webcam and microphone. I want to use HTML/JS for the controls and content, so I created two separate Flex modules:
* A “Webcam Setup” module that lets you choose your camera and mic input devices
* A “record” module that lets the user record and submit the recording

When I embed either of these on the page, since they access the user’s Camera/Mic object, Flash shows the Privacy dialog that says “[mysite] is requesting access to your camera and microphone. If you click Allow, you may be recorded.”

The problem is, if I answer Yes in the Setup module, and later add the Record module to the page using Javascript, it again shows the Privacy dialog.

Is there a way to avoid the second privacy popup?

I would think that saying “Yes” for [mysite] would store that permission for at least that session, but apparently not.

What I’ve tried
I tried combining them into one SWF, adding it to the page once and moving the DOM element with jQuery’s append() function when needed. When I move it, however, it reloads and asks me again.

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    Eventually, I found a usable workaround, similar to what I originally tried (above).

    I combined the setup and record modules into one SWF. I first show the setup screen. When the user hits the Continue button on my page, Javascript calls a function in the SWF to swap to the Record screen.
    I then move the <div> containing the Flash object to another location on page using absolute positioning, and resize the object.

    Previously, I was trying to use jQuery’s append() function to move the div within the DOM, and that was causing the SWF to reload. Just changing position and size does actually work.

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