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We really need a browser (or several) that aren't effectively controlled by private interests (such as corporations). Basically they are used as spy-tools. Man
by shevy-java 11mo ago
We really need a browser (or several) that aren't effectively controlled by private interests (such as corporations).
Basically they are used as spy-tools. Many anti-features are pushed into them - a simple example is the disable-right-click functionality. I do understand that some of this have a useful functionality (for instance during an exam on-campus-site, to restrict what the students may do), but I always hate that I need e. g. a browser extension just to disable this antifeature. That's a super-simple example; there are many more severe examples such as fingerprint spy-sniffing here.
- ivanjermakov 11mo ago> a simple example is the disable-right-click functionality This is a part of a W3C browser spec and every web browser has to implement it. But you're right that people writing the spec work for companies selling web browsers.
- godshatter 11mo agoEvery browser has to implement it but there's nothing saying they can't let the user disable that functionality, either.