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This is why people use scrapers that turn this information into an RSS feed. So no, even without GDPR, this information would still be available. You say that
by hammyhavoc 5y ago
This is why people use scrapers that turn this information into an RSS feed. So no, even without GDPR, this information would still be available.
You say that the industry has incentive to kill RSS, and yet Google has just added a Follow button to Chrome for RSS feeds. Go figure.
- nicbou 5y agoScrapers take more effort to implement, use more resources, and require constant maintenance. Chrome is not the industry. It's a web browser built by a content aggregator, not a website.
- hammyhavoc 5y ago"the industry" being what? A so-called browser industry? Publishing? Blogging? If we're talking marketshare, Chrome won: https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worldwide https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worl... Disclaimer: not a Chrome user.
- nicbou 5y agoThe industry that monetises content on the web. It's quite clearly not the web browser industry.