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A better solution would be to make webgl, webgpu and (especially) webrtc have some sort of prompt before they can be in any way used in that fashion, but this w
by fidotron 5mo ago
A better solution would be to make webgl, webgpu and (especially) webrtc have some sort of prompt before they can be in any way used in that fashion, but this will absolutely destroy web ux Windows Vista style.
- richwater 5mo agoYou mean the "Accept Cookies" banner that has become a complete joke? Pass
- MyMemoryfails 5mo agoI think he means browser permissions, for example when browsers want notify or record your mic theres a permission check something similar for webgl.
- J-Kuhn 5mo agoFun Fact: When Cookies were introduced into Netscape, you got a browser permission prompt. Then browser vendors set it to allow by default. And then legislation required those consent boxes back, so everyone built their own, instead of demanding that the default should be changed back.
- bflesch 5mo agoIt's about explicitly deciding to allow certain capabilities on a per-website basis. No major browser allows defense-in-depth via fine-grained website permissions. Even simply changing the user agent was sabotaged at Firefox, and choosing one user agent per domain is wishful thinking.
- fsflover 5mo agoThis is actually illegal under GDPR.
- JoshTriplett 5mo agoAnd then the gatekeepers like Cloudflare will say "please hit accept in order to verify your browser and access this site".