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		skybrian 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ToS;DR In a negotiation, either side can walk away. If the website can’t refuse then it’s not really a negotiation. So how would that work? If you set certain headers, the website blocks you? It doesn’t seem like that would be a popular feature. It would make more sense as filtering criteria for a search engine.

amelius 6 months ago [–]

Well, we could have organisations like the EFF compose a set of consumer-friendly clauses, which the user can then choose from.

If the website wants to block something the EFF deems a good and reasonable protection for the user, then maybe they should indeed block the request.

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