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Re:It is not possible to detect and block Chrome headless by srirachahot on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:04PM (#16180809)
One simple reason is resource cost. Having a non headless browser is more expensive. Therefore at scale you are wasting resources.
Re:It is not possible to detect and block Chrome headless by adrianmonk on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:08PM (#16180844)
Yes, it's more expensive than a headless browser. Impossible to say, though, whether it's more expensive than can be justified in achieving an objective until that objective is known.