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I'd personally prefer if ot wasn't hidden but after first hamd experiencing non tech savvy family members trying to decipher the query part and some accusing so

I'd personally prefer if ot wasn't hidden but after first hamd experiencing non tech savvy family members trying to decipher the query part and some accusing someone of trying to hack them I'm for the change. The whole query string philosophy is such an outdated hack. Today it's just thousands of tracking qieries. What I hate is how poorly they worded when websites use http instead of https. It says "connection not secure" which makes people think there is a hacker somewhere hacking their connection. What they should have done and must correct is to make the wording "this website is not following safety guidelines". I'm tired if explaining.

labawi 6y ago
Maybe it should say "connection not secured". It would be much more factual.
loopz 6y ago
If you dumb down users, they become dumber.
- kungato 6y ago
  People should not educate themselves on the details of implementation of the browser or internet as much as they don't educate themselves about the details of the car. We have many other complex systems with simple end user goals and people don't have to care about the details. The Americans don't even have the gear shift
  - loopz 6y ago
    What is the conclusion of your hypothesis though, if users become unable to find and validate their services ie. like online banking, from possible fishing sites or otherwise hacked pages. Knowledge is power. So we need to be careful about making people impoverished or too reliant on centrally commanded portals, or prepare to face the consequences.
Nextgrid 6y ago
> trying to decipher the query part and some accusing someone of trying to hack them I'm for the change At least back in the day they will have the opportunity to learn what a query string is and that no, nobody is hacking anyone. However with these stupid changes there will no longer be an opportunity to learn even if you wanted to.
danielovichdk 6y ago
Querystring an outdated hack? Look pilgrim, that's the standard for you right there. It's called RFC3986.
- kungato 6y ago
  3.4. Query The query component contains non-hierarchical data that, along with data in the path component (Section 3.3), serves to identify a resource within the scope of the URI's scheme and naming authority (if any). Today they are used for tracking strings more than anything else and that's also the reason why they are hiding them. People didn't complain if they were used as search queries

labawi 6y ago

Maybe it should say "connection not secured". It would be much more factual.

loopz 6y ago

If you dumb down users, they become dumber.

kungato 6y ago
People should not educate themselves on the details of implementation of the browser or internet as much as they don't educate themselves about the details of the car. We have many other complex systems with simple end user goals and people don't have to care about the details. The Americans don't even have the gear shift
- loopz 6y ago
  What is the conclusion of your hypothesis though, if users become unable to find and validate their services ie. like online banking, from possible fishing sites or otherwise hacked pages. Knowledge is power. So we need to be careful about making people impoverished or too reliant on centrally commanded portals, or prepare to face the consequences.

Nextgrid 6y ago

> trying to decipher the query part and some accusing someone of trying to hack them I'm for the change At least back in the day they will have the opportunity to learn what a query string is and that no, nobody is hacking anyone. However with these stupid changes there will no longer be an opportunity to learn even if you wanted to.

danielovichdk 6y ago

Querystring an outdated hack? Look pilgrim, that's the standard for you right there. It's called RFC3986.

kungato 6y ago
3.4. Query The query component contains non-hierarchical data that, along with data in the path component (Section 3.3), serves to identify a resource within the scope of the URI's scheme and naming authority (if any). Today they are used for tracking strings more than anything else and that's also the reason why they are hiding them. People didn't complain if they were used as search queries