{"id":342405,"date":"2021-09-21T23:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:46:26","slug":"mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mozilla Says Chrome\u2019s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eef0e5e69d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eef0e5e69d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance\/#How_Chromes_New_Feature_Is_%E2%80%9CHarmful%E2%80%9D\" >How Chrome\u2019s New Feature Is \u201cHarmful\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mozilla-says-chromes-latest-feature-enables-surveillance\/#Chrome_94_Is_Here\" >Chrome 94 Is Here!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Mozilla Says Chrome\u2019s Latest Feature Enables Surveillance&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-747139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chrome_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chrome_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chrome_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Google Chrome Logo on a Blue Background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chrome 94 has officially dropped.\u00a0As is always the case with a new browser version, there\u2019s plenty to be excited about. However, there are also some items to be skeptical about, including a feature Mozilla claims enables surveillance on you.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Chromes_New_Feature_Is_%E2%80%9CHarmful%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>How Chrome\u2019s New Feature Is \u201cHarmful\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chrome 94 introduces a controversial <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/idle-detection\/\">idle detection API<\/a>. Basically, websites can ask Chrome to report when a user with a web page open is idle on their device. It\u2019s not just about your usage of Chrome or a particular website: If you\u2019ve stepped away from your computer and aren\u2019t using any <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications, Chrome can tell the website you\u2019re not actively using your computer.<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, developers love this new feature\u2014anything that can provide them with more information regarding how users are interacting with their apps is a positive. It\u2019s enabled by default in Chrome 94, but it might not be as bad as it sounds.\u00a0Like using your webcam or microphone, a prompt will ask your permission before using your idle data on a particular website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-756351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/chrome-idle-api-request.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A website asking to &quot;know when you're actively using this device&quot; in Chrome.\" width=\"650\" height=\"244\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The API comes with its fair share of opponents, including rival browser-maker Mozilla. The folks behind Firefox say that it creates an \u201copportunity for surveillance capitalism.\u201d Mozilla\u2019s Web Standards Lead\u00a0Tantek \u00c7elik commented on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mozilla\/standards-positions\/issues\/453\">GitHub<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As it is currently specified, I consider the Idle Detection API too tempting of an opportunity for surveillance capitalism motivated websites to invade an aspect of the user\u2019s physical privacy, keep longterm records of physical user behaviors, discerning daily rhythms (e.g. lunchtime), and using that for proactive psychological manipulation (e.g. hunger, emotion, choice)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Thus I propose labeling this API harmful, and encourage further incubation, perhaps reconsidering simpler, less-invasive alternative approaches to solve the motivating use-cases.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, Mozilla competes with Google Chrome, so it\u2019s not surprising that a competitor might have strong words about something Google is doing.<\/p>\n<p>However, it isn\u2019t just Mozilla. Apple\u2019s Safari browser uses WebKit, and the\u00a0WebKit development team also had <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lists.webkit.org\/pipermail\/webkit-dev\/2020-October\/031565.html\">a lot to say<\/a> about the new API. Here\u2019s what Ryosuke Niwa, an Apple software engineer who works on WebKit said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That doesn\u2019t seem like a strong enough use case for this API. For starters, there is no guarantee that the user won\u2019t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely come back to the device. Also, who is such a service supposed to know what other device user might be using at any given point? We\u2019re definitely not going to let a website know all the devices a given user might be using at any given point. That\u2019s a very serious breach of the said user\u2019s privacy. It seems to me that such a suppression \/ distribution mechanism is best left for the underlying operating systems \/ web browsers to handle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chrome_94_Is_Here\"><\/span>Chrome 94 Is Here!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll have to wait and see how developers use this new API in Chrome. It could end being an absolute privacy nightmare\u2014or it could be no big deal.<\/p>\n<p>And, either way, it\u2019s worth remembering that websites can\u2019t get notified of your idle status unless they ask you first and you agree to share it.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, there\u2019s some good stuff coming in Google Chrome 94, and it\u2019s worth downloading for just the security fixes alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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