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Re:JavaScript is now required to sign in to Google by dijit on Thursday November 01, 2018 @10:19AM (#18354078)
You're making an assumption about me, I actually don't use noscript these days (I haven't for at least 6 years at this point) however I will fight for the right of my brethren who do not have machines with six CPU cores and 64G of ram, or those who have had their scrollbars hijacked, or their text to speech software go insane, or their web experience which used to be controlled by them insidiously invaded by people who want to use their webbrowser as a software distribution platform and virtual machine.

Javascript being enforced allows for a sub-par slew of web development which does not cater for performance(minor) or accessibility(major).

I dislike the trend of _forcing_ people to do something that doesn't benefit them. Even if I'm not personally affected.

Re:JavaScript is now required to sign in to Google by horsawlarway on Thursday November 01, 2018 @10:31AM (#18354190)
I'm sorry, but who is _forcing_ you to do anything?
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Re:JavaScript is now required to sign in to Google by horsawlarway on Thursday November 01, 2018 @10:38AM (#18354262)
You're talking about a service that this company provides at no charge. No one is forcing anyone to use these services.

If you don't like that, go somewhere else. No one is holding a gun to your head and going "RUN JS OR I SHOOT!".

Why do you assume that you, and the people you claim to be advocating for, are able to compel this entirely separate entity, making a decision it believes is best for the majority of it's customers, to do something that benefits you - a user of a service provided at no charge, and with absolutely no binding contract?

Re:JavaScript is now required to sign in to Google by Jenz on Thursday November 01, 2018 @10:42AM (#18354303)
Does anyone force you to use Google’s services?