Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a...
by logifail on Saturday February 09, 2019 @01:46AM
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>> I _suspect_ that using NoScript to alter the page is actually illegal under current intent ...
Yet some would say the pages get altered by the scripts that stuff in the awful ads
In any case, you don't need an add-in to disable scripting. Hell, use curl to fetch the damned page. That's about as "pure" a way of fetching one as you can get.
The day they rule that curl is illegally blocking ads is the day I become a monk.
I think that websites do, legally, have the right to refuse you service if you run NoScript and some websites go through crazy hoop to exercise that right. I _suspect_ that using NoScript to alter the page is actually illegal under current intent since that usage could cause the software to misperform and potentially cause damages and it violates the agreed upon usage contract on that site. That said, it's _mostly_ unenforceable on a technical level (usually it's at least not cost effective to do) and I personally think it's unethical to force people to run malware to view your content - it needs a clearer definition in the law though, all this stuff is stupid hazy.