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When is a notification prompt abusive? What rule do you need to distinguish a non-abusive prompt (for example a chat program wanting the ability to notify you o
by zaarn 8y ago
When is a notification prompt abusive? What rule do you need to distinguish a non-abusive prompt (for example a chat program wanting the ability to notify you or a GPS-related map on a website) vs an abusive prompt (newswebsite wanting to spam you or a tracking tool using GPS).
Common sense doesn't work here because everyone has a different perception of when these prompts become abusive or unwanted. Mozilla uses the data collected to determine how they can establish a rule to distinguish between abusive prompts and non-abusive prompts.
How users react to them is a good indicator if the prompt was abusive or not, most people will decline abusive prompts and accept good ones.
A simple "wait until first DOM interaction" will likely be not sufficient since a simple click on a text would then create the prompt. With more data you can determine a better rule.
That people despise these prompts is fairly obvious and exactly why Mozilla is collecting the data; they want to help people by establishing a good common ground rule for these notifications to be automatically blocked.