[mdlug] Major Websites Reject GNU/Linux

LAP mail1 at lapiet.info
Tue Apr 4 16:05:20 EDT 2023


First it was Chase.com.  Using the latest Chrome (actually Iron) browser
or Firefox I can no longer do my online banking with my GNU/Linux system.

Now it's the same with Kroger.com.  I cannot do online shopping with
my GNU/Linux system.

The utilities (i.e. water, DTE, Consumers) are still OK but I can only
wonder how much longer this will be the case.

I pay insurance once per year but I may discover, when the time comes,
that my GNU/Linux browsers will be rejected as well.

I have a M$ Win11 machine that I keep but it is very inconvenient for
me to have to use it for only a single purpose.

Ordinarily, I will only use Palemoon/"Links -g" for general browsing,
but for the occasional bill payment, shopping, etc. I need Firefox/Iron.
But now these no longer function.

Do others on this list have similar experiences?

Would it be possible to alter the user-agent string to fool these
websites?

LAP


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