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Updated Behind the scene network requests (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2015-01-25 08:21:40 -05:00
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Behind-the-scene-network-requests.md

@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For the Chromium browser, examples of behind-the-scene network requests:
- from the browser to update extensions
- from the browser because of specific functionality, like the setting _"Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar"_
- fired by through [`navigator.sendBeacon()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon), [hyperlink auditing](http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/hyperlink-auditing-aka-a-ping-and-beacon-aka-navigator-sendbeacon.364904/), etc.
- as a result of web pages using [`navigator.sendBeacon()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon), [hyperlink auditing](http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/hyperlink-auditing-aka-a-ping-and-beacon-aka-navigator-sendbeacon.364904/), etc.
- made by installed extensions for good or bad reasons (µBlock makes such requests, to fetch the filter lists when they need to be updated)
- etc.