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> Doing so would get your domain sinkholed Is there any party out there trusted to wield this much power to decide what's "advertising" or "tracking"? Given th
by drdaeman 7y ago
> Doing so would get your domain sinkholed
Is there any party out there trusted to wield this much power to decide what's "advertising" or "tracking"? Given that modern technology is all about running programs on the Internet. And assuming this could grow into something big, and won't just wither or die like myriad of networks that were out there.
.nojs/.nocookie TLDs could be a fun idea, though. Doesn't need any trusted third party to govern, just a bit of browser vendors cooperation (so, a slim chance).
- t0astbread 7y agoWhy nojs/nocookie? Advertisers will still find their ways and it'll cut off a large chunk of legitimate developers.
- drdaeman 7y agoWhy not? The web of late '90s (as I remember it) worked just fine without those. Ability to serve only documents but not programs, and inability to persist any identifiers would mean that both website developers and visitors would know that website cannot be disruptive, and would serve content (or nothing of substance at all). I expect that advertisers won't go there because it contradicts modern beliefs in targeted advertising and how behavioral data obtained by tracking is worth everything. And it's virtually impossible to distinguish between paid-for "native" advertising and honest product recommendation.