“The Idle Detection API notifies developers when a user is idle, indicating such things as lack of interaction with the keyboard, mouse, screen, activation of a screensaver, locking of the screen, or moving to a different screen. Google says the feature is primarily designed for collaborative multi-user applications such as online games, meetings, and chat boxes. It’s not a feature added to benefit users, but is another way for website owners to keep tabs on you. The feature takes the form of a new API the company is calling Idle Detection. Google Chrome’s new API, Idle Detection, knows when you’ve been sleeping, it knows when you’re awake, and it knows if you’ve been bad or good.Ī few weeks ago when Google released Chrome 94 for desktop and Android, a new “feature” added by Alphabet all but slipped under the radar.
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