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Re:Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers in New Legal B... by hsod on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @12:20PM (#10628257)
I'm totally in favor of this type of solution. The go-to justification around here is "it's my computer, I'll use it to display anything I want, just because you served me data over HTTP doesn't give you the right to dictate what's on my screen."

I think it's is a pretty compelling argument, but if we're being fair then the provider should have the right NOT to serve you data based on what you intend to do with it.

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Re:Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers in New Legal B... by CaptSpify on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @02:01PM (#10628876)
> I think it's is a pretty compelling argument, but if we're being fair then the provider should have the right NOT to serve you data based on what you intend to do with it.

As an ad-blocker: I absolutely agree, however, there's no shortage of people offering me the same exact content elsewhere. Basically, supply and demand end up in the consumer's favor.

Likewise: "...essentially all of the ad supported sites I visit are diversions" - https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/AdSupportedWebD...

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Re:Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers in New Legal B... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @12:51PM (#10628424)
> but if we're being fair then the provider should have the right NOT to serve you data based on what you intend to do with it.

Technology is a tool, and the world is not fair. I'm not sending you intention HTTP headers over. I make a request, you send me a response, I do what I want with that response. So sorry that ruins your business model.

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Re:Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers in New Legal B... by FussyZeus on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @02:05PM (#10628903)
It's kind of a non-solution when said data is available through so many other providers, though. I don't have an ethical issue with it at all, I just don't see it being effective.
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