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Re:Show HN: Make your site’s pages instant in one minute by Existenceblinks on Saturday February 09, 2019 @12:55PM (#19123597)
I've seen this kind of features several times on libs. And sometimes I can't un-think about it while my mouse is hovering on links in normal life. It's .. prefetching or not?
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Re:Show HN: Make your site’s pages instant in one minute by pbhjpbhj on Saturday February 09, 2019 @04:47PM (#19124841)
Hmm, I wonder: if the user isn't asked to authorise the action whether it technically breaches the Computer Misuse Act (UK).

If you send a requested page, that's obviously fine. Normal use of websites is expected, but unilaterally instructing your site visitor's browser to download further unrequested content that's not part of a requested resource ...?

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Re:Show HN: Make your site’s pages instant in one minute by mcdevilkiller on Saturday February 09, 2019 @07:55PM (#19125740)
What about downloading tracking js you didn't ask for then?
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Re:Show HN: Make your site’s pages instant in one minute by paintballboi07 on Saturday February 09, 2019 @08:11PM (#19125798)
Since nothing is actually executed until you click on the link, the only issue would be those on metered connections.
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