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I block the page visibility API. I'd love to find out more information on how to prevent web pages from knowing if they are visible or not.
by alyandon 3y ago
I block the page visibility API.
I'd love to find out more information on how to prevent web pages from knowing if they are visible or not.
- alex_lav 3y agoI didn’t check, so they may have already accommodated me, but I’d really love a detailed write up of how the person that wrote this blog post solved each listed problem.
- dreamcompiler 3y agoFound these extensions for Chrome and Firefox. Haven't tried either of them though. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-page-visibility-a/eecfoibnnhheckhfokpihgefmlnenofb https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/disable-page-visib... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-page-visibility/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disable-page-...
- stragies 3y ago"Pausing playback of a video or other processing in a background tab is useful to save energy. So only enable this add-on if you can afford it. There are other ways to detect if a webpage is visible, e.g. onblur/onfocus. This add-on does not disable any of those other ways. So do not assume that this add-on will enhance your privacy." From the Readme of the FF addon.