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As the article points out we already have such systems, like google's "safe browsing" that most people use without thinking about it. As long as these things c
by gumby 3y ago
As the article points out we already have such systems, like google's "safe browsing" that most people use without thinking about it.
As long as these things can easily be bypassed by someone who wants to do so, it's not so bad in principle.
Speaking of "in principle": in principle a government list is more accountable than a list from some private corporation.
I'm not advocating this vchip proposal, just pointing out more nuance than appears in most of these comments.
- deepserket 3y agoAnother system is UBlock Origin, I bet almost anyone here is using it. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Badware-risks https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Badware-risks
- account42 3y agoIf anything, Google's unaccountable "safe" browsing list is an example of why this a really bad idea even in principle.
- gumby 3y agoAt least you can disable it (I do). But indeed -- how do we know the government isn't already compelling Google to add sites to the list?