Re:‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopel...
by ocdtrekkie on Thursday October 06, 2016 @04:15PM
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I believe this is a poor solution, because the problem is simply with web browser design. Website-initiated popups should remain inside the browser tab, and the browser tab should always be closable. There is NO excuse for a web browser to allow a website to, even temporarily, disable it's UI, particularly the UI to close it. Scripting that controls your browser should not be allowed. Nontechnical users need to be able to trust their browser UI. Message boxes that look like OS prompts should simply not be available options for websites to use.
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Re:‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopel...
by stephengillie on Thursday October 06, 2016 @04:22PM
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What about full screen video?
Re:‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopel...
by serge2k on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:06PM
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They explicitly ask for permission for that and you can press escape at any time to leave.
Seems reasonable.
Re:‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopel...
by ocdtrekkie on Thursday October 06, 2016 @05:23PM
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Exactly, control of the browser is never really ceded. And any act of fullscreen tells the user how to undo it on pretty much every browser.