“Reduced” should be “zero”. Prompts are fundamentally broken; they replace simple interactions with “STOP, answer this question NOW!” scenarios. A sensible so

“Reduced” should be “zero”. Prompts are fundamentally broken; they replace simple interactions with “STOP, answer this question NOW!” scenarios. A sensible solution would be: automatically deny by default because sites don’t really need to be asking up front! They can either give you another way (e.g. button/field) or they don’t have business querying this in the first place. Simple example: On one site I used to just type in my zip code (easy but explicit transfer of information) and it immediately zoomed a map to my specified area. Then one day they changed it to magical location tracking; now, before I can even enter the stupid zip code (still an option and all I ever want), I get a “STOP! Share location!?!?” kind of interaction first. I have to find it, close it, then enter a zip. I had the zip code in my head and would be able to type it in a second with no delay but instead, I am distracted. Or maybe I was copying and pasting. Everything about immediate form access was efficient. All prompts have this problem. The potential for a prompt out of the blue makes direct actions slower, and any other case where a prompt might appear is going to be an undesirable interruption telling you about things you didn’t want happening anyway. User agents should be saying No to unreasonable requests for me, like a good manager.