Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible

Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by luffapi on Monday June 28, 2021 @12:43PM (#27664170)

I’ve run plenty of large sites and apps, and yeah I always try to represent the users in product planning and for that the reason not once have I allowed captchas, fingerprinting… to be implemented.

The real reasons people implement these draconian measures range from inept cargo culting to nefarious business models. If you have a problem with spam, add user moderation and call it a day. That’s just a justification though, there is never a pro-user reason to destroy ux and privacy.

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by slownews45 on Monday June 28, 2021 @04:10PM (#27667288)

" there is never a pro-user reason to destroy ux and privacy"

Huh?

I require users to register (little to no privacy) and pay a bit - this results in a both better user experience and is a pro-user reason to destroy privacy. You can also blacklist most of the anon email providers / do SMS verification etc

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Re:Mimicking a device is becoming almost impossible by luffapi on Monday June 28, 2021 @04:14PM (#27667355)

Destroying user privacy is absolutely anti-user. Why on earth would I want you, the website owner, to know who I am? I would like to remain anonymous, thus would never even consider using your site since it’s so hostile.

I’m also curious what your site is. Will you say, or do you wish to remain anonymous?

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