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I don't know about seniors but I routinely need a browser to fill out government forms. I routinely need browser to apply for employment or unemployment,to pur
by badrabbit 7y ago
I don't know about seniors but I routinely need a browser to fill out government forms. I routinely need browser to apply for employment or unemployment,to purchase esse tial goods, to operate a viable business. Your logic is that people can walk so cars should not be regulated. My logic is even if people can walk, cars are used so much and are critical for so many and their lack of safety could be so catastrophic that it cannot be left to the manufacturer to have good faith and know what is best for the public. I don't really care about your survival as an individual but I do care about stability of society,economy and not having to depend on corporation's good will for things I need.
Your logic can apply to healthcare as well. Plenty of healthy people. Plenty of people have good jobs and insurance. So does that mean healthcare affordability for everyone should not be regulated?
Oh and the whole electoral college b.s., so you're saying we should disband FTC,FDA,EPA and all other regulatory agencies as well? Come on!
> How can Google restrict the websites I go to?
Easy, they can block it out right or simply deprecate support for the site. A close-enough example is ublock origin and how google basically crippled their ability to block ads. Were there regulations, it would not be up to google. The first thing that should be regulated is their ability to deprecate random things on a whim.
- scarface74 7y agoSo now before Google can make any changes to their browser, they should have to wait for a regulatory committee? This is the same government whose ancient COBOL systems can’t handle the influx of unemployment claims and their is a submission currently on the front page of HN about one agency forcing people to fax a claim in.
- badrabbit 7y agosignificant changes will have to go through a browser comittee much like CAB for PKI CA. We wouldn't need this if Google and friends didn't act in bad faith and in abuse of the power they have as a monopoly. Unregulated monopolies people depend on are always a bad thing.