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I wrote about 4 versions of this comment before settling on this one. I did so with developer tools open, just to make sure that no data was being transferred
by andrewclunn 10y ago
I wrote about 4 versions of this comment before settling on this one. I did so with developer tools open, just to make sure that no data was being transferred as I did (nope looks like Hacker News is safe at least).
I think this may become standard practice for me. Actually, if somebody makes (or knows of) a simple browser extension that simply alerts me of when I'm sending data to the server, I'd use it.
- buckbova 10y agoDisable javascript? At least HN works without it.
- andrewclunn 10y agoI'm a front end developer. That's not really an option.
- tortilla 10y agoUse multiple browsers. Work, Play, Security
- jasonmp85 10y agoSo… you're _creating_ the problem.
- darkstar999 10y agoNo, they are getting paid by someone who is creating the problem.
- andrewclunn 10y agoThank you. Yes.
- roywiggins 10y agoNoScript lets you pick which domains you permit to run javascript.
- hvis 10y agoWhat exactly are you trying to do? The data will be transferred anyway when you click 'Submit'.
- darkstar999 10y agoTo keep information from being sent before the user is ready to send it. What if you accidentally paste your social security number?
- outworlder 10y agoWhat about composing in the editor of your choice, then pasting the final version? There are even extensions to automate that. You'll have to trust the extension, however.
- jMyles 10y agoLinks to any such extensions? I'm not even sure what to search.
- pyre 10y agoIt's All Text! on Firefox
- outworlder 10y agoYes, that's the one :)
- stana 10y agoSurely if you expected someone to open your Yahoo mailbox other side of the world to read your draft email, it would have to be saved on their servers.
- headShrinker 10y agoMany of the sites I build are constantly sending and receiving state updates between the client and server. I'm sure you could make such an alert widget but it would drive you nuts on most modern websites.
- schiffern 10y agoSurely he means something like an activity light, not a modal dialog.
- ccvannorman 10y agoIt may sound like paranoia, but Facebook and I'm sure many other sites report every keystroke during typing whether or not it's published or deleted before you press enter.[1] [1] http://techland.time.com/2013/12/18/facebook-can-see-what-you-type-even-if-you-dont-publish-it/ http://techland.time.com/2013/12/18/facebook-can-see-what-yo...
- williamscales 10y agoIn fact, to go farther, some of the live chat support widgets on sites have a feature where they show the support rep what you've typed as you're typing, before sending.
- dexterdog 10y agoThere is a valid use for that and it's a faster response time by the rep
- williamscales 10y agoOh, yes, absolutely. I think it's a fantastic feature. Just one whose existence I hadn't even considered until it was demonstrated to me.
- cmdrfred 10y agoDamn, those API endpoints must take a beating. Sending out a request on every single character.
- jjawssd 10y agoWebsockets
- dredmorbius 10y agoItsAllText (Firefox) replaces text dialogs with the Vim editor of your choice. (OK, also non-vim editors, but you know what they say about people who use those....)
- grrowl 10y agoHacker News actually only has one bit of javascript on it, which sends the request when you click the "upvote" button (and does so with `new Image(endpoint)`, not XHR). If you view the source of this page, it's at line 3.