Re: [w3c/ServiceWorker] postMessage keeps service workers alive indefinitely (#980)

@MarkEmerson 

> users request to use our apps and they grant permission so why is privacy an issue? 

Service worker isn't behind a permission. Wake lock would be, but presumably it would involve some sort of persistent UI to inform the user that a particular app has a wake lock. This is similar to what recent Android versions do – they use a sticky notification.

> we are consuming vast amounts of memory with streaming and downloading content more than ever.

But that's very visible to the user. We're planning similar visibility with https://github.com/WICG/background-fetch.

> Who actually complains?

Users. They value their privacy and the battery life of their device, especially if these things become broken while the device's screen is off.

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