Chrome lets you disable that request: Preferences->Show advanced settings->Content Settings (under 'Privacy')->Notifications Select "Do not allow any site to s

Chrome lets you disable that request: Preferences->Show advanced settings->Content Settings (under 'Privacy')->Notifications Select "Do not allow any site to show notifications" Myself, I find this just as bad as the constant overlays asking for you to sign up to a mailing list. I use the 'Behind the Overlay' extension to kill those, but I'd like something that prevented them appearing in the first place.