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I see your point, but I don't agree with it. I think it leans far too heavily on the specific technical details of the web while remaining blind to the higher l

by hsod 10y ago

I see your point, but I don't agree with it. I think it leans far too heavily on the specific technical details of the web while remaining blind to the higher level reality of the situation. Put another way, I don't believe the specifics of the way the web operates serve as a solid foundation for an ethical principle. Far better, I think, to look at the people involved and focus on treating them fairly and honestly, abstracting away the medium of communication as an implementation detail.

shakna 10y ago
Whilst people and businesses matter, if you ignore how they do something entirely, it does become purely ethical. I use an adblocker only for malware protection, and pay many of the businesses I use online. But I will always defend someone's right to use the content as they were given it. If you give away data, don't be confused if someone uses it in a different way. Forbes appears to be finding a happy medium, or on their way. Such as disabling error logging caused by adblocking so that the user can have a decent experience. Edit: And I must say, despite our differing opinions, this has been an extremely pleasant exchange