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API spec: https://rupertbenwiser.github.io/Web-Environment-Integrity/ https://rupertbenwiser.github.io/Web-Environment-Integrity/ It's morbidly amusing to see
by greyface- 3y ago
API spec: https://rupertbenwiser.github.io/Web-Environment-Integrity/ https://rupertbenwiser.github.io/Web-Environment-Integrity/
It's morbidly amusing to see the browser referred to as a "user agent" here.
- 38 3y agonothing amusing about it, just a simple statement of fact: > A user agent is a computer program representing a person, for example, a browser in a Web context. https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Glossary/User_agent https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Glossary/User_agent > Examples include all common web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari https://wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent https://wikipedia.org/wiki/User_agent
- greyface- 3y agoI'm aware of the history of the term. It's not an accurate statement of fact if the browser isn't acting on behalf of or towards the interests of the user.
- 38 3y agoI agree with you, but in regards to Chrome, thats been the case for at least 10 years, so I'm not sure what good pointing it out now will do. that ship has sailed, and aint comin back. better would be to point people toward better options, if they exist.
- dataflow 3y agoThis probably isn't the best analogy to make the case you're trying to make. Agents in real life don't just blindly do whatever any customer asks. They actually have some standards and boundaries they have to observe, including ensuring integrity in their dealings on behalf of the customer. (To be clear I'm not endorsing the proposal, just commenting on the analogy.)
- dblohm7 3y ago> on behalf of the customer Not on behalf of the website.