Seems like Instagram _is_ a browser.

The right you seem to be claiming is “you can’t render my website in your app if I don’t like your app”, and that’s not how it works.

So why are iframes then not allowed by some legislations? Because an iframe is also "just a browser".

> And second the browser manufacturer (usually) doesn’t make any money by tracking their users.

Don't they? Google, Apple and Microsoft are all in the ads business.

Yes, but they don't secretly track you on the websites you visit.

They do it in some way, but not directly on the browser. More with settings sync, their search engines, ...

The thing about the law is, that some specific things are forbidden. And if you achieve the same goal, in another legal way, it is fine.

For example saving taxes: If you make a fraudulent report and save 1000$ this is illegal. But if you find a way to save 1000$ on taxes, by declaring something legal, the same 1000$ are fine. But in both cases you save exactly the same amount.

My god...you are like the 8th inactive HN user I saw that suddenly springs into action to suggest Brave or post links to Brave

I think we can see whats really going on here. Any chance to drop or mention Brave, after not being active for weeks or months, suddenly congregate to push Brave browser

Dang really needs to do something about this type of astroturfing

what are you suggesting? I didn't recommend Brave to anyone, it's just a comparable example to this issue. You can look up their legal issues and build your own opinion based on that.

And why are you suggesting i'm an "inactive user"?