+>> I've scanned over all the `object` examples in the specification and
+>> all of those that hold references to code (as opposed to data) have a
+>> distinguishing `classid` attribute.
+
+>> While I won't assert that it's impossible to reference code with
+>> `data` (and, thanks to `text/xhtml+xml` and `image/svg+xml`, it is
+>> *not* impossible), throwing away any of the “insecure”
+>> attributes listed above together with limiting the possible URI's
+>> (i. e., only *local* and certain `data:` ones for `data` and
+>> `usemap`) should make `object` almost as harmless as, say, `img`.
+
+>> (Though it certainly won't solve the [[SVG_problem|/todo/SVG]] being
+>> restricted in such a way.)
+
+>> Of the remaining issues I could only think of recursive
+>> `object` — the one that references its container document.
+
+>> — [[Ivan_Shmakov]], 2010-03-12Z.
+