[bronco21016]

At what point does an agent sitting at a browser collecting information differ from a human?

I have multiple ad-blockers running, how am I different from a bot scouring the “free” web? I get the idea of copyright and creators wanting to be paid for their content. However, I think there are plenty of human users out there not “paying” for “free” content either. Which one is a greater loss of revenue? A collection of over a million humans? Or 100 or so corporate bots?

[a2128]

Humans use Google Chrome from their home IP address that isn't on any blacklists, and they're always happy to make an account and download an app instead of accessing a website. Or at least that's what companies think humans are