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How do you explain what "this site wants to know the list of installed fonts/plugins" means to the person using the browser? How would they make the decision to
by panic 10y ago
How do you explain what "this site wants to know the list of installed fonts/plugins" means to the person using the browser? How would they make the decision to allow or disallow this?
If you show too many confusing popups like this, people will get in the habit of clicking "ok" without reading at all.
- pmontra 10y agoAFAIK there isn't an API call to enumerate fonts. There are a number of methods developed over the years to do that. If there were an API call I think any browser shouldn't implement it, but how to block any possible font sniffing method? There is an API to enumerate plugins: navigator.plugins returns them into an array. I'd like to be warned about sites asking that and I'd like to return an empty array and see if something breaks. Better: tell me which plugin you need and why and I'll decide which one to let you know I have.
- crdoconnor 10y ago>How do you explain what "this site wants to know the list of installed fonts/plugins" means to the person using the browser? Do the fonts on the site look wrong? Click here to correct (warning: <a href='explanation'>showing correct fonts may have privacy implications</a>).
- ryandrake 10y agoWhat privacy implications? Your dialog has either annoyed me or gotten me vaguely scared of something, but I still don't know whether I should click yes or no.
- crdoconnor 10y agoMessage appears at the top of the screen where it can be safely ignored. Click on the link to see what the privacy implications are. Not difficult at all... unless you're being intentionally obtuse.