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For me, the most annoying thing while browsing on mobile is the vibration ads/fake alarms. It's horrible. I haven't even seen a single good use of this vibratio

For me, the most annoying thing while browsing on mobile is the vibration ads/fake alarms. It's horrible. I haven't even seen a single good use of this vibration API, as it is only ever used for things like "Your phone haz virus click here now". Why isn't there an option to disable it in Chrome is beyond me.

patmcguire 10y ago
I would love a way to disable window.location, or for Google to punish all the sites that are just bait for a delayed JS redirect.
username223 10y ago
Why does this API even exist? I thought the "Security and privacy considerations" section [1] was a good example of how hostile the Modern Web has become, but anyone who thought that allowing web pages to vibrate your phone was a good idea was either malicious or oblivious. [1] https://w3c.github.io/vibration/ https://w3c.github.io/vibration/
- chinhodado 10y ago
  To be fair there have been a drive of exposing web API for everything on the local machine, including USB, Bluetooth, etc. However, just like with location, camera, microphone, etc. access to vibration should be granted by the user, not automatically granted like right now.
  - username223 10y ago
    It's too late for the web app/page ecosystem to be fixed, and adding more access just makes it worse. Most web stuff is so bloated with tracking and indirect third-party software installation that it's difficult for even the creator of a page/app to figure out what code gets run (see e.g. [1], scroll down to "Fad Ads"). There are still social norms for what native programs should do -- tracking and automatic forced update are frowned upon -- and developers who do these things are shunned. The browser has become a sandbox for hostile actors, and it seems like a terrible idea to make that sandbox larger. [1] http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm
thirdsun 10y ago
Is that an Android thing? I have never experienced this on iOS. I didn't even know browsers could trigger vibration on mobile.
- GordonS 10y ago
  I've never experienced it in my several years as an Android user either!
  - herbst 10y ago
    Same here. I have to assume op has a virus and should actually click through this links.
    - chinhodado 10y ago
      The vibration API is available for anyone to use: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_A...
      - herbst 10y ago
        I know that, i just never encountered it maliciously. Edit:// Next to that it was a stupid joke i made there
- chinhodado 10y ago
  Take a look at the vibration API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_A...

patmcguire 10y ago

I would love a way to disable window.location, or for Google to punish all the sites that are just bait for a delayed JS redirect.

username223 10y ago

Why does this API even exist? I thought the "Security and privacy considerations" section [1] was a good example of how hostile the Modern Web has become, but anyone who thought that allowing web pages to vibrate your phone was a good idea was either malicious or oblivious. [1] https://w3c.github.io/vibration/ https://w3c.github.io/vibration/

chinhodado 10y ago
To be fair there have been a drive of exposing web API for everything on the local machine, including USB, Bluetooth, etc. However, just like with location, camera, microphone, etc. access to vibration should be granted by the user, not automatically granted like right now.
- username223 10y ago
  It's too late for the web app/page ecosystem to be fixed, and adding more access just makes it worse. Most web stuff is so bloated with tracking and indirect third-party software installation that it's difficult for even the creator of a page/app to figure out what code gets run (see e.g. [1], scroll down to "Fad Ads"). There are still social norms for what native programs should do -- tracking and automatic forced update are frowned upon -- and developers who do these things are shunned. The browser has become a sandbox for hostile actors, and it seems like a terrible idea to make that sandbox larger. [1] http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

thirdsun 10y ago

Is that an Android thing? I have never experienced this on iOS. I didn't even know browsers could trigger vibration on mobile.

GordonS 10y ago
I've never experienced it in my several years as an Android user either!
- herbst 10y ago
  Same here. I have to assume op has a virus and should actually click through this links.
  - chinhodado 10y ago
    The vibration API is available for anyone to use: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_A...
    - herbst 10y ago
      I know that, i just never encountered it maliciously. Edit:// Next to that it was a stupid joke i made there
chinhodado 10y ago
Take a look at the vibration API: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_API https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Vibration_A...