Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by Aissen on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:57AM
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Flattr set out do that, many years ago. They still exist. Brave is trying to address that. There's patreon, and many others. Have you tried them ?
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Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by lunchables on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:50AM
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We need something integrated directly into the browser with microtransactions for each page load (or X amount of pages) paid for anonymously via cryptocurrency.
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by buboard on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:29AM
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i dont agree with the tracking that goes along with all of them. i shouldnt be recording my action to a bunch of unrelated companies just so i can give a few cents to a website.
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by michaelbrooks on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:29AM
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Brave records that data locally, none of it is actually sent to any servers. The only thing they know is an amount of money must go to the websites that your browser viewed. They don't record IP addresses or any personal data.
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by buboard on Friday November 30, 2018 @11:17AM
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correct, brave is excluded
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by Ajedi32 on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:25AM
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AFAIK, all tracking (in both Brave and Flattr) happens locally on your device.
Some level of tracking _is_ strictly necessary for a system like this, because otherwise there's no way for the system to know which sites to give your money to.
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by Klathmon on Friday November 30, 2018 @08:55AM
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Your idea is going to be pretty much impossible to legally do in the US, where you need to have some idea of who your money is coming from to operate.
Re:Mozilla pulls Bypass Paywalls from Firefox add-ons store
by johnnyfaehell on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:50AM
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Well... If you can think of a solution, make it because there are lots of other people who also want this.
But without a 3rd party payment system, it seems like you're screwed.