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by Mizza 1835 days ago
What else goes in this field? Can we all collude to flood Google's spybox with garbage data?
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You might enjoy this project. Its a browser plug-in that submits random search queries over time to ruin the accuracy of companies tracking https://trackmenot.io/
It's specified here: https://www.w3.org/TR/permissions-policy-1/#policy-controlle...

There is a non-exhaustive list of features/APIs here: https://github.com/w3c/webappsec-feature-policy/blob/master/...

Each feature takes an allowlist, specifying which, if any, origins can use the feature.

there is apparently no way to define a default disable either, so to turn off all the random features, the header becomes huge.

https://github.com/w3c/webappsec-permissions-policy/issues/1...

What is happening in w3c?!

A cynical view would be that Google paid large sums to advertise Chrome on prime time TV while sideloading it with Flash and Java installs, which lead to an outsize user base, which lead to outsize influence at W3C on specifications.