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Re:Web.dev by Google by philtar on Monday November 12, 2018 @06:28PM (#18436958)
Do you have a guess why those assets are not cached more aggressively?
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Re:Web.dev by Google by jopsen on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @10:28AM (#18441645)
As I read the FAQ, the actual font files are aggressively cached. It's only the CSS files that links to the font files that aren't cached forever.

Probably to allow for updates and estimate popularity, with low overhead assuming CSS files are small.

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Re:Web.dev by Google by fantyoon on Monday November 12, 2018 @07:26PM (#18437263)
This is a complete guess but I suppose one request everyday would be enough to get atleast some idea of how popular any given font is. The page says its to keep them updated but I highly doubt that would be the reason.
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Re:Web.dev by Google by outside1234 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:14AM (#18438778)
So it’s tracking then
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