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It doesn't step between anyone. It takes content that was delivered to a person's computer and post-processes it (or changes the settings of the machine). What
by bo1024 14y ago
It doesn't step between anyone. It takes content that was delivered to a person's computer and post-processes it (or changes the settings of the machine). What I do on my machine with content I access should be up to me, and if content owners don't like it, they have the choice of negotiating a different deal with me before serving me the content. I view adblock as the equivalent of paying someone to paste paper over newspaper ads before you read it. (By the way, I don't use adblock or any similar stuff.)
- RestlessMind 14y agoMore correct analogy: You are allowed to pay someone to paste paper over newspaper ads before you read it. You are just not allowed to hire such a guy inside the shop selling that newspaper, as per that shop's policies. Feel free to hire anyone outside the shop. i.e. Google is fine with downloading AdBlock independently. They just won't allow it in Play store which is closed (unlike the OS, which is open).
- bo1024 14y agoThe analogy does make sense, but I don't think that Google's stated policy applies under any reasonable interpretation. If they changed to a policy like "we don't allow apps we disagree with", then fine. But to ban these apps on the grounds they gave is disingenuous in my opinion.
- bostonpete 14y agoWell, you could apply your own words here... if don't like it, you have the choice of negotiating a different deal with them before using the Play store.
- bo1024 14y agoMy point is I think they're breaking the terms they set out.
- brownbat 14y ago> post-processes it Or, in the case of the hosts file, blocks connections to IPs that may be malicious. My ability to block ads in that way is a consequence of a key design decision of the network, one which we're far better with than without.
- VikingCoder 14y agoThey did negotiate a deal with you: Here's content you can use, if you view our ads. How is this remotely unclear?
- bo1024 14y agoI'm not sure what you're talking about. I never agreed to any such deal on the vast majority of websites that I visit.