: Monday, February 24, 2020 6:42 AM
To: ge...@mweb.co.za; Tim Ruehsen
Cc: bug-wget
Subject: Re: [bug #57884] wget reveals my operating system to the server
ge...@mweb.co.za wrote:
> I wonder about the reason given: "To avoid compatibility issues."
> That was - if I recall correc
ge...@mweb.co.za wrote:
> I wonder about the reason given: "To avoid compatibility issues."
> That was - if I recall correctly - the reason for having the string
> to start with: So that servers can format pages to suit the capabilities
> of the browser and version used.
That was how web
On 2/24/20 11:58 AM, ge...@mweb.co.za wrote:
> Interesting - forcing a user agent string could be in violation of GDPR since
> it would definitely make the user environments more identifiable. The
> "fingerprinting" discussion refers. On the other hand, if all browsers
> henceforth were to send
Interesting - forcing a user agent string could be in violation of GDPR since
it would definitely make the user environments more identifiable. The
"fingerprinting" discussion refers. On the other hand, if all browsers
henceforth were to send the same string the opposite would be true.
I
