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You're exactly right that this would be incredibly annoying, but I think that should be the point. 99% of sites have no business accessing a lot of that stuff
by Jordrok 10y ago
You're exactly right that this would be incredibly annoying, but I think that should be the point. 99% of sites have no business accessing a lot of that stuff and popping up warnings every time they try to would make it a whole lot more obvious when a site is taking advantage of your personal data.
Popups like this act kind of like side effect disclaimers in pharmaceutical advertisements. The ad tries to gloss over them as quickly as possible because they're confusing and scary to the potential customers - for good reason! It's annoying to have to hear that list of crazy side effects in every commercial, but it serves a purpose and it would be a mistake to remove it in the name of "convenience".
- detal 10y agoAs a side note, I've often noticed that the disclaimers in the pharmaceutical advertisements state the side effects in a slow, calm voice while the actor calmly walks though an abstract world which functions as a metaphor for living with the disease in question. In the end, the effect is that the listener stops paying attention to the words being said. The speed reading of the disclaimer is especially prevalent other types of advertisements though.
- OMGWTF 10y ago> 99% of sites have no business accessing a lot of that stuff and popping up warnings every time they try to would make it a whole lot more obvious when a site is taking advantage of your personal data. I agree, sites should not have access to that data. I would prefer if those features would be removed again instead of introducing more popups.