I just logged into Digital Ocean to update some DNS records. I notice a new icon in the address bar that looks like it represents radar or radio waves with a red square and a white x in it. When I click it I get "This site has been blocked from accessing your motion sensors".<p>Why would Digital Ocean be trying to access my motion sensors? According to this article it's to get more information about users.<p>https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/google-chrome-will-prevent-websites-from-using-your-devices-motion-sensors-to-track-you-2009386#:~:text=A%20new%20feature%20spotted%20in,gyroscopes%2C%20and%20ambient%20light%20sensors.<p>Of all the companies I deal with Digital Ocean never would have crossed my mind as one that I have to be concerned with regarding privacy issues. Veil lifted.
My first guess would be that they were doing that as part of protecting their sign-in page against bots / automation, which is the kind of thing you need to do to protect against credential stuffers.<p>Look, you've just signed in with a long-term stable identifier. There is no need for them to track you with any kind of fingerprinting.
<a href="https://grantwinney.com/websites-requesting-access-to-motion-sensors/" rel="nofollow">https://grantwinney.com/websites-requesting-access-to-motion...</a><p>Perhaps this link will help. It looks like websites can request if your browser has access to things like a Gyroscope or Magnetometer, and by default Chrome will block access without your consent.<p>It could be some sort of fingerprinting technique.
Maybe they just want hear what you have to say? <a href="https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity14/sec14-paper-michalevsky.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurit...</a>
On the warning popup there's a button to 'Manage'. I clicked that and selected do not allow sites to use motion sensors and the warning is now gone.