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It seems quite good at 7 days, all you got to do is revisit to elongate the period. I don't really want trash on my laptop from all sorts of website for ever.
by neximo64 5y ago
It seems quite good at 7 days, all you got to do is revisit to elongate the period. I don't really want trash on my laptop from all sorts of website for ever.
I understand the point of view you're looking at but its great for once in a very long time the browser favoured the user vs the developer.
The solution you're proposing isn't very helpful since it introduces variability. If you can have 1 user with a 7 day window and one with a 90 day window it makes it impossible to offer a consistent product (other than one that encourages you to stay on a website for longer). If you're making an app and have to have 2 different time periods for how long data can live, then you have to tell the customer about that it's just a nightmare.
- phillipseamore 5y agoI'd argue that it does not, at least from a privacy perspective. Sites that could be completely client-side but are used less than once a week now need to keep user data and authenticate users. Another solution to that would be to allow asking for longer storage after some engagement. My OP points should actually seriously reduce trash and enhance privacy since not every single site you visit can use your storage for 7 days, only those you actually engage with. The variability is directly tied to the importance of the users data in storage. A user clicks on a "Read later" button that would imply the 45 day rule (or 90 if he spends more time), if a user adds a file or enters text it's the 180 day rule. I have yet to encounter a site that alerts me to come back with in 7 days, they all just save the data server-side, which I don't feel is privacy friendly.