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		Arnavion on March 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Closing web browser windows doesn't close connecti... Service workers run in the background independent of any website pages open.

stavros on March 24, 2021 | [–]

So your computer can get slower without the hassle of you having to actually install anything!

fuzzy2 on March 24, 2021 | [–]

They do not, though. Chrome terminates any idle (or too-busy) service workers after some time.

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