Re:Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
by Philip-J-Fry on Friday October 06, 2023 @06:06AM
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He's not talking about the contents of the ToS. Click the back button on the page, it takes you back here. You'd expect it to take you back to the homepage of the site. If you deeplink to that page then there's no way out other than editing the URL.
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Re:Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
by notpushkin on Friday October 06, 2023 @06:40AM
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I'm pretty sure he does. “The terms of service prohibits deep linking” is a pretty unambiguous phrase, and it is prohibited indeed:
> Additionally, you agree not to, and will not assist, encourage, or enable others to: [...] Deep-link to any portion of the Services any purpose without our express written permission
The fact that the back link is broken on that very page adds yet another level of irony here though.
Re:Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
by tuxone on Friday October 06, 2023 @06:48AM
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> The fact that the back link is broken on that very page adds yet another level of irony here though.
The original Privacy and Terms links do open in a new tab so the back button is broken on the website but works when deep linked.
Re:Show HN: An app store just for installable web apps
by hombre_fatal on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:10AM
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No, they're just using history.back() on that button, not making a statement.
That's just being lazy on a /tos or /privacy page as most of us have done in our life.