<em>"Why is it not accessible when I right-click a Flash movie?"</em>
It is... the context menu always holds at minimum a "Settings" link.
For "Why is it on a webpage instead of in the SWF?", it's because Flash is part of a webpage, and is often not sized large enough to display a dialog. Unlike a browser, Flash has no chrome of its own -- it's a component.
jd, you do not get these privacy settings control when you select 'Settings' by right clicking on Flash. Those 'Settings' let you control microphone/web cam usage. You have to again click on 'Advanced' link on one of the tab, which will lead you to this page. My question is, why do I have to go to a Macromedia hosted page to change privacy settings of Flash player installed on my computer?
It is... the context menu always holds at minimum a "Settings" link.
For "Why is it on a webpage instead of in the SWF?", it's because Flash is part of a webpage, and is often not sized large enough to display a dialog. Unlike a browser, Flash has no chrome of its own -- it's a component.
For "Why isn't this integrated with the new browser privacy controls?", this is a work item now that browsers offer privacy controls... a Mozilla example: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508167 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290456