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I think that no matter what solution the browsers decide on, we will always have to fight the “pre-permission prompts” from websites. These are the homemade pro
by jtokoph 8y ago
I think that no matter what solution the browsers decide on, we will always have to fight the “pre-permission prompts” from websites. These are the homemade prompts in JS and html that the sites pop up that essentially ask if you want to be prompted for the real permission. Once you click accept on their dialog, they hit the real browser api to show the native dialog.
- kenhwang 8y agoAt least those can be blocked with adblockers.
- DanHulton 8y agoI actually mind those a lot less, since these prompts can be used to properly set expectations about how the notification permission will be used. Or at least, I mind these a lot less in theory, since it feels like they're rarely implemented this way. It's a golden opportunity for app developers to explain why they want to send you notifications, what benefit you'll get from it, and how often you should expect to be notified, and recipe sites are using it to trick you into effectively signing up for a mailing list.