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Attention means that websites de facto control user's machines. If everyone uses it and they will you don't have a choice.

• charcircuit 3y ago
  No, it doesn't. Gambling sites don't control people into becoming 18+. Being of the appropriate age is just proof the user gives before the websites offers service. Similarly by having people prove what software stack they are using to a website, that website may be able to improve the user experience for everyone.
  • hooverd 3y ago
    This isn't identity proofing! I believe websites shouldn't be allowed to discriminate based on software stack. Who decides what software stack is blessed? If it's about piracy and ad blocking, say it with your chest, don't say it's about my user experience.
    • charcircuit 3y ago
      >Who decides what software stack is blessed? It should be up to a site to be the one who chooses what stacks to trust and how much trust to put in them or what to trust them with. I do think a way to delegate a third party to manage what to trust would be useful so new browsers would only have to go to a few big players instead of every single site to get their browser trusted. >If it's about piracy and ad blocking, say it with your chest, don't say it's about my user experience. It can be about both. You specifically asked for ways it improved the user experience, so I gave you that.