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How am I supposed to know that any particular domain is used for analytics, versus core functionality? How am I supposed to know what scripts a webpage loads,
by ken 8y ago
How am I supposed to know that any particular domain is used for analytics, versus core functionality? How am I supposed to know what scripts a webpage loads, before viewing it?
> "But look, you found the notice, didn't you?" "Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.'"
- cortesoft 8y agoI am curious to how this could be solved. I mean, i guess you could have your browser ask before every request generated for a page, but that seems very cumbersome.
- kkarakk 8y agoapps do it on first install, why shouldn't browsers do it on a website's first launch?
- zbentley 8y ago> why shouldn't browsers do it on a website's first launch? Because users would riot, and would use browsers or plugins that suppressed these notifications.
- IggleSniggle 8y agoI would love it, personally! And websites would riot, and then reduce the number of permissions they requested, just like apps do/did.
- dcbadacd 8y agoIt would be just like the cookie notices are, now that the data misuse is displayed with a banner, people rage and hate those. Websites haven't really removed third party/non-essential cookies.