Comment by vablings
9 hours ago
I think this is a nihilistic view. The browser ultimately sends only what the webpage requests. If we gut the ability for websites to request large swathes of information such as every supported TLS Cipher suite and also better protections such as GDPR to make it illegal for browsers to track this information unless a user signs up and also not gating information behind said sign-ups
> and also not gating information behind said sign-ups
"People should do work for free" isn't very workable.
I don't think there's anything in GDPR or similar laws about disallowing paying for a subscription with money. It's merely about killing the practice of paying with your privacy for something otherwise labeled as "free".
The quote I gave was the context, not GDPR.
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>The browser ultimately sends only what the webpage requests.
You've got 6 layers under your browser before that data is sent -- some of those are useful for fingerprinting. Also, browser behavior and feature sets are not and likely will never be 100% uniform.
> GDPR to make it illegal for browsers to track this information
Unfortunately the internet is global and people outside of the reach of those jurisdictions can just exist outside of the reach of those laws. Consider the existing landscape of malicious internet traffic and scams which are already illegal in almost every country -- they are still a widespread problem.
I couldn't quite catch what you meant, but
> The browser ultimately sends only what the webpage requests.
You should do research before making such claims.