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Ethical issue

Ethical issue

Posted May 6, 2009 18:07 UTC (Wed) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510)
In reply to: Ethical issue by dlang
Parent article: Mozilla ponders policy change after Firefox extension battle (ars technica)

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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