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teo_zerotoday at 6:17 AM1 replyview on HN

> doesn't allow windows to stay on top.

Are you sure that windows that, without your consent, are allowed to stay on top and grab your input are a good idea? And spawned by Chrome? As if we hadn't already enough ad-ware, click-harvesters, and spoofed dialogs popping up everywhere!

I know there is a couple of legitimate uses for this, but the ways it can be abused are vastly more.

I think the sensitive default should be to block it, and allowing it should be behind some user's conscious action. Yes, it adds some friction to some workflows and it takes a bit to get accustomed to. But it doesn't deserve the label "security paranoia".


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account42today at 10:45 AM

Are you aware that if software misuses the capabilities its given by the system you can choose to stop using that software?

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