My "Google Chrome vs Digital Freedom Rant" in regards to Google's decision to soft block torrent sites as being... fb.me/7rmxtMAjb
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@mollydotcom maybe I missed something. Is there a specific torrent site where you see this behavior?
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@nerdworldorder At Google's whim, apparently. Once you've clicked past the soft block, you're fine. I posted a screenshot the other day.
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@mollydotcom ah, I see it now. OK. Scenario: hacked site is sneaking rootkits onto users' computers. What should Google have Chrome do?
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Replying to @NerdWorldOrder
@nerdworldorder That's the security question. The policy question is "how to do it without disruption, soft blocks and confusion to others"

Jul 12, 2015 · 8:47 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom why is a soft block not an appropriate solution for this scenario?
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ANY block to a Web site is a harbinger of a walled garden. In this case, a dishonest one. The #OpenWeb ideal abolishes both. @nerdworldorder
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