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hey everyone a friendly reminder that alternatives exist, and just drop this shit fast and move to better alternatives. In this case firefox.
When websites start blocking clients that don't implement the wei handshake, you'll be forced to use one that does if you want to visit those sites. Firefox will either adopt it or become a second rate browser.
Websites should be able to block me. I can just go elsewhere.
May be a bit problematic with banks, insurances and maybe government institutions...
it will truly be messed up if essential websites block user access because of this
Most banking apps don't work on rooted Android phones. It's not the same, but I don't think it's a stretch to assume that at least these companies would force their customers to use specific software...