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If it were trivial for anyone to disable unwanted behaviour in browsers, you wouldn’t see so much EU legislation being passed, forcing websites to make useless
by sshine 4y ago
If it were trivial for anyone to disable unwanted behaviour in browsers, you wouldn’t see so much EU legislation being passed, forcing websites to make useless disclaimers.
On the one hand, browsers have a long history of breaking security principles. On the other, the web has been the most vibrant platform for enhancing user experience; the same commercial interests that RMS criticises have caused the world economy to flourish like nothing else.
If Emacs had somehow become the most popular VM in the world, I’m sure we’d see a lot more skepticism of it.
I do think browsers are more secure than Emacs today, because of the pressure of popularity.
But the criticism of the web being captured by commercial interests applies just as much: you are not ultimately safe from the government when you roam the web, because the technology is largely controlled by few actors.
- reitanqild 4y ago> forcing websites to make useless disclaimers. GDPR is not forcing them to do that. That is companies futile attempts at continuing exactly the same abuse they have been doing the past decade. And they won't get away with just disclaimers for long: even Google has now decided to implement direct, easy and fast opt out instead of the previous tactic of making it as hard as possible. Source: I see a new, simple and easy to answer dialog every time Google ask me.
- eimrine 4y ago
- drpyser22 4y agoYou know that wasn't the point. If there wasn't as much investment in browsers and web tech, and as much money-making potential to motivate those investments, do you think the technology would be where it is?
- sshine 4y agoThe amount of bullshit jobs available is positively correlated with how well everyone is doing. I’m not sure how that impacts science negatively. There are lots of sciency startups on the internet.
- eimrine 4y agoI do not think there is any way to impact science negatively except of, maybe, to impact science positively not enough fast. > The amount of bullshit jobs available is positively correlated with how well everyone is doing. Why to throw arguments you are never able to prove?