Why does the Image Uploader show "fakepath"?

Question

Is there a reason the upload dialog shows a C:\fakepath\file instead of the real path or is it a bug?

Chromium 7.0.517.44 (64615) Ubuntu 10.10

UPDATE: In Firefox it 3.6.12 it shows only the file name without any path components, so this is probably a Chromium browser bug.

Answer 1

It's an interesting story, but not a bug:

The image uploader shows "fakepath" as path when using Chrome