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by Klonoar 850 days ago
It's likely referring to gyroscope, intended to guard against racks of devices sitting somewhere that don't physically move.

Humans move their devices even when typing.

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iOS requires explicit permission to grant access to gyroscope info: I tried this page right now in Mobile Safari 16 and got a prompt:

https://sensor-js.xyz/demo.html

I think (though am uncertain) that it’s similar for App Store apps too.

I am aware, yes.

My assumption about an SDK like that is that it's getting that access through some assumed mean(s) that the user just clicks past without thinking.

Very interesting, on Android it's granted by default in both Firefox and Chrome.