[mdlug] Major Websites Reject GNU/Linux

[Carl T. Miller]

Chase.com works for me.  I use the latest Firefox on Manjaro
with just a few basic addons.  Two thoughts come to mind...
Have you tried with your addons disabled?  And what do you
see (or not see) when it fails?

c


On 4/4/23 04:05 PM, LAP wrote:
> 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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