Service Worker Push Violation Enforcement

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a computer system, a notification for a service worker, the service worker being configured to process the notification for a website;
• monitoring, by the computer system, a behavior of the service worker in response to receiving the notification;
• comparing, by the computer system, the behavior to one or more policies for the notification to determine that the behavior violated at least one of the one or more policies, wherein the one or more policies describe restrictions on behavior for producing a visible result for the notification or responding to the notification within a time period;
• and
• performing, by the computer system, a mitigation action based on the service worker violating the at least one of the one or more policies, the mitigation action restricting an aspect of use of the notification for the website.

A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code executable by a computer system, the program code causing the computer system to:

• detect a notification for a service worker, the service worker being configured to process the notification for a website;
• monitor a behavior of the service worker in response to receiving the notification;
• compare the behavior to one or more policies for the notification to determine that the behavior violated at least one of the one or more policies, wherein the one or more policies describe restrictions on behavior for producing a visible result for the notification or responding to the notification within a time period;
• and
• perform a mitigation action based on the service worker violating the at least one of the one or more policies, the mitigation action restricting an aspect of use of the notification for the website.