Web browser notifications are increasingly being used to push unwanted ads for dating sites, scam sites, unwanted browser extensions, and even malware to users who subscribe to them.

A security researcher has developed a technique that enables him to use javascript and timing attacks to steal browser data.

In Firefox 65, Mozilla is planning on enabling a feature that will display browser subscription notifications directly in the Windows 10 Action Center.

The Web browser would provide a JavaScript API that websites can use to request permission from the user to send push notifications (such a prompt would be necessary to minimize spam). When the ...

Rather than using its own custom notification engine, Google Chrome will now switch over to display notifications using Action Center for Windows 10 users.

They aren't ready for the stable version yet, but website push notifications to your desktop are one step closer to being done.