NoBasic@mander.xyz to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSomehow, TikTok is sending me notifications even though I don't have the app. And in order to disable them I have to install it.mander.xyzimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down138
arrow-up1281arrow-down1imageSomehow, TikTok is sending me notifications even though I don't have the app. And in order to disable them I have to install it.mander.xyzNoBasic@mander.xyz to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squarelarvydelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoA web site that installs some JS in your browser (called a “service worker”) that does shit
minus-squareSkellybones@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoThe fuck how does that happen? Is it malware?
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
minus-squareLive2day@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoVery likely that you use web apps regularly. It’s very commonplace.
minus-squarelarvydelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoas with all web stuff, it’s sandboxed so it shouldn’t be able to do anything too malicious, but it can be annoying if you accidentally gave it permission to do stuff.
A web site that installs some JS in your browser (called a “service worker”) that does shit
The fuck how does that happen? Is it malware?
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Service_Worker_API
Very likely that you use web apps regularly. It’s very commonplace.
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as with all web stuff, it’s sandboxed so it shouldn’t be able to do anything too malicious, but it can be annoying if you accidentally gave it permission to do stuff.