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Introducing Storage Access API

8 pointsby daveorzachabout 7 years ago

2 comments

btownabout 7 years ago
&gt; If the browser is not processing a user gesture, reject.<p>This is actually a great heuristic, reminiscent of what&#x27;s used in video game addon APIs to ensure untrusted code can&#x27;t run on its own but only when activated. A Soundcloud or Youtube embed can associate a user-initiated play with your account (and add it to your recently-played history), but not a page load; same with a Facebook like, a Pinterest pin, etc. So it&#x27;s much less impactful on user experience than blocking third-party cookies altogether. If it gains widespread adoption, though, it will have an interesting effect on advertising - will we see a shift back towards ads designed to promote clickthrough rather than just brand impressions? Will the value of embedded ads drop relative to closed-platform ads?
dbbkabout 7 years ago
What a mess. Looks like a convoluted solution to a problem no one had.