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by ihsw 4912 days ago
You can opt out of it -- it's not mandatory.
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As a customer you could choose to opt out, but from a business standpoint it's not so easy.
The browser works on behalf of the user, not on behalf of the site operator. In the matter of keeping malware off the user's computer, nobody gives two shits what the site operator wants.