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Shouldn't automated traffic be allowed privacy? To not do so means we have to take away privacy from humans in order to verify they are not automated. What do we gain for this? Why shouldn't some programmable bot be allowed to see my content but any human no matter their intent are allowed by default?

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Bots don’t have human. They are identifiable by behavior. If they aren’t, there’s no problem.

> What do we gain for this?

More reliable services for those willing to de-pssudonymize and declare themselves in an auditable fashion.

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