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minus-squareVendul@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-21 year agoIf Youtube isn’t allowed to check my browser if I use ublock origin. Is it allowed to check what browser I use and restrict curtain things?
minus-squareAria@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it’s not mandatory.
minus-squareMiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m not an expert in such things but I believe ublock origin only filters what comes through to your browser. It doesn’t do anything to stop your browser from sending a correct user agent.
If Youtube isn’t allowed to check my browser if I use ublock origin. Is it allowed to check what browser I use and restrict curtain things?
Yes, user agents are legal. You send YouTube your user agent, it’s not mandatory.
I’m not an expert in such things but I believe ublock origin only filters what comes through to your browser. It doesn’t do anything to stop your browser from sending a correct user agent.