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@@ -60608,9 +60608,6 @@ interface <span>WindowLocalStorage</span> {
         * deleting databases
         * determining how much storage room is left
         * handling the database getting corrupted
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-  XXX should make it clear that UAs should treat data as sensitive and
-  should delete it properly when it is deleted
   -->
 
   <h4>Introduction</h4>
@@ -61756,6 +61753,17 @@ interface <dfn>SQLTransactionSync</dfn> {
   user's attempts to protect his privacy.</p>
 
 
+  <h5>Sensitivity of data</h5>
+
+  <p>User agents should treat persistently stored data as potentially
+  sensitive; it's quite possible for e-mails, calendar appointments,
+  health records, or other confidential documents to be stored in this
+  mechanism.</p>
+
+  <p>To this end, user agents should ensure that when deleting data,
+  it is promptly deleted from the underlying storage.</p>
+
+
   <h4>Security</h4>
 
   <h5>DNS spoofing attacks</h5>