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Ethical issueEthical issuePosted May 6, 2009 17:55 UTC (Wed) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: Ethical issue by BrucePerens Parent article: Mozilla ponders policy change after Firefox extension battle (ars technica)
how do you know that Blimps with jumbotrons are a parasite? they could be paying fees that provided the city with clean water. they could be carrying smog-scrubbing equipment that cleans the air they fly through.
if these things were true would we be obligated to watch the commercials because we breath the air or drink the water?
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Ethical issue Posted May 6, 2009 18:07 UTC (Wed) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link] You still wouldn't have to direct your eyes there, just as there is nothing that makes you actually look at an ad on a web site even if your browser presents it. But for a less absurd issue, consider the bicycles that advertisers are placing in cities. I recently encountered them in Oslo. You don't have to look at the ads, even if you are using the bicycles. But the city accepts the presence of the ads as part of the contract of having the bicycles.
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