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nothing 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.
by 38 3y ago
nothing 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.