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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by jonathankoren on Sunday February 10, 2019 @05:05PM (#19130384)
I hate to tell you this, but every browser has the ability to run experiments.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by AnaniasAnanas on Sunday February 10, 2019 @06:51PM (#19130938)
w3m does not have that. In any case, since experiments are no different to backdoors you might as well say that most popular browsers have backdoors.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by jonathankoren on Sunday February 10, 2019 @09:11PM (#19131566)
“Backdoor” is a very loaded term. Would you call all self updating software backdoored? I seriously doubt it.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by AnaniasAnanas on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:34PM (#19132086)
Well, yes, unless if such functionality was opt-in or at least asked me before installing the new version.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:09PM (#19131775)
If an update was used to push advertisements, then it would absolutely qualify as a backdoor.
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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by pmlnr on Sunday February 10, 2019 @05:59PM (#19130681)
read the link; i wasn't referring to website originated experiments.

btw midori is without backdoors, so is dillo, or lynx.

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Re:Brave browser can inject headers in HTTP requests by jonathankoren on Sunday February 10, 2019 @06:56PM (#19130972)
I am well aware of the Mr Robot brouhaha.

No one brought up “website oriented” experiments. We’re talking about the browser itself. All modern browsers of them have the ability to download JavaScript and execute it to change functionality. All of them have the ability to toggle behavior remotely. That’s how you experiment, and experiment driven development is how modern software is made.

Finally, you can not be serious mentioning Lynx. It was obsolete in 1996. I know. I was there.

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