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i'm not disagreeing with you, just wanted to add another point: tracking is buildin into http/browsers, even without JS. Its just no longer on the client, maki
by ffsm8 2y ago
i'm not disagreeing with you, just wanted to add another point:
tracking is buildin into http/browsers, even without JS.
Its just no longer on the client, making it harder for 3rd parties to aggregate the information across domains (e.g. google, meta, etc).
e.g. loading images/tracking pixels on hover (css) to track mouse movements
the only way to make tracking impossible is by only allowing pure HTML with a tiny subset of CSS for styling. like a markdown browser.
while thats a valid technology choice, I'm not sure how many ppl would ever use such a thing, it'd be incompatible with the vast majority of websites.
the only one's that come to my mind would be even better as RSS/Atom Feeds, so - from my perspective - it'd have a bigger potential if it just creates these feeds by parsing the websites. But you'd still have to preload them with a browser on a server somewhere for the sites that actually require JS / SPAs without hydration.
And once you're there, youre already in a market with multiple options