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Something that's surprised me is that there hasn't been a push to allow users to restrict a websites access to JS APIs. If I can restrict certain sites to diff
by zamubafoo 6y ago
Something that's surprised me is that there hasn't been a push to allow users to restrict a websites access to JS APIs.
If I can restrict certain sites to different browser APIs, it would make it so much easier to get rid of annoying browsing behaviour. For example, there is no good reason to allow websites to sniff my clipboard or to play multimedia without my consent.
- metalliqaz 6y agoGod, what a good idea. Why doesn't Chrome do this the way Android does?
- zerocrates 6y agoI think there is a move toward that, certainly for newer features as of several years ago (though they present their own issues to work out, see the deluge of permissions prompts for notifications). Clipboard stuff is permission gated on some browsers at least already, I think. Autoplay disabling is an option for most (all?), though that's a little different. The issue with introducing a permission system to an older feature is always a balancing act between increasing user control and potentially breaking older content.