No more pushy questions about displaying notifications. Google Chrome will look under the scrutiny of obsessions
There is only one thing that irritates more than intrusive advertising pop-ups on websites - intrusive requests to enable notifications. The new version of Google Chrome is expected to put an end to them.
There is nothing wrong with notifications from websites. For many users, they have become what RSS used to be for most - a method to track selected sources without having to constantly look into it or for something new to appear.
In Google Chrome, this mechanism works so that when we first visit a website, we receive a short notification that it wants to send us notifications, which we can (or may not) agree to. If we refuse once, the site will not harass us with subsequent notifications.
Unfortunately, there are websites that used this message as another weapon in the unfair battle for clicks, or even to try to deceive Internet users. We are talking about pages that ask for notifications every time, or which completely block access to the site until we click on the message.
For the same purpose, dishonest websites use deceptive messages reminiscent of a common form informing about the use of cookies. Only that when we click on it, we can even consent to the website operator's access to our data.
Google wants to end this. The new version of Google Chrome will fight off intrusive notifications.
As we read in the official announcement , insistent requests for permission to display notifications were one of the most common comments of users, so Google decided to do something about them.
With Google Chrome 84, which will hit everyone on June 14, pages with intrusive messages will be automatically muted and the browser will show users that the site may be trying to cheat them.
For now, the new security will only work for messages that will be displayed to us in the future. Over time, however, there will be an option to control and quickly manage also those notifications that we have allowed in the past.
Site administrators will have 30 days to adapt the site to new requirements.
If the website meets the "intrusive" criterion, Google will send the appropriate email to the administrator. From the moment it is received, administrators will have at least 30 days to implement the changes and submit the site for re-verification.
Browser developers point out that the change will affect only a small percentage of sites, as most already today comply with the recommendations and do not use the message for dishonest practices.
We can only be glad that the most popular browser in the world will take a look at those sites that try to deceive us or simply irritate the excess of notifications.
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No more pushy questions about displaying notifications. Google Chrome will look under the scrutiny of obsessions
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