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by Hello71 801 days ago
this is basically the "computer scientist" view of the world in https://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23, especially the Monolith bit. spoofing UA could be legal in general or when done for interoperability but illegal when done with intent to bypass access control.
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Right, the UA spoofing browsers perform is historically done to bypass sites not wanting to serve them content.
Well the UA spoofing I perform is done to bypass sites not wanting to serve me content.