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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by geocar on Monday April 08, 2019 @03:10AM (#19602849)
No need to rely on IntersectionObserver() or even for JavaScript to be enabled -- Adtech vendors (like Google) can now detect scroll position server-side!
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by renholder on Monday April 08, 2019 @03:27AM (#19602940)
At least they're up-front about it[0]?

[0] - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e8ZbVyUwgIkQMvJma3kKUDg8...

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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by thug on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:00AM (#19604009)
What? As far as I know this feature is completely client-side.
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by lpellis on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:09AM (#19604064)
The server will know how far you scrolled in a session by what images/iframes are being downloaded.
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by Forge36 on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:10AM (#19604069)
With server side implications. The worst case would be a website stacking 1px images vertically to detect good far your scrolled
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by thug on Monday April 08, 2019 @07:55AM (#19604316)
I see.. but this would only make a difference for people who disabled JS, and these people can probably also disable lazy loading.
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by zamadatix on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:05AM (#19605292)
Assuming lazy loading remains a flag. Chrome just removed the flag to disable hyperlink auditing and that one was even blatantly about privacy.
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Re:Chrome to get lazy load below-the-fold images and iframes by Forge36 on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:13PM (#19611446)
It's that true of iFrames? I haven't tried to determine within a child frame if scrolled into view.
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