[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 196844] New: Hyperlink Auditing ping attribute should clearly indicate that a secondary request will be sent

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196844

            Bug ID: 196844
           Summary: Hyperlink Auditing ping attribute should clearly
                    indicate that a secondary request will be sent
           Product: WebKit
           Version: WebKit Nightly Build
          Hardware: Unspecified
                OS: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Platform
          Assignee: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
          Reporter: rmondello at apple.com

Hyperlink Auditing ping attribute isn't user-visible in any meaningful way

Per the spec (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/links.html#hyperlink-auditing):

> When the ping attribute is present, user agents should clearly indicate to the user that following the hyperlink will also cause secondary requests to be sent in the background, possibly including listing the actual target URLs.

At least one WebKit client, Safari, is not to spec here, as the user is given no feedback before following the hyperlink that the ping will be sent. We should explore ways of automatically if possible, or with minimal adoption, adhering to the specification.

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