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on Sunday May 21 2017, @07:21AM
from the trying-to-get-paid-for-what-they-do dept.
from the trying-to-get-paid-for-what-they-do dept.
The Boston Globe website is closing off a hole in its paywall by preventing visitors who aren't logged in from reading articles in a browser's private mode.
"You're using a browser set to private or incognito mode" is the message given to BostonGlobe.com visitors who click on articles in private mode. "To continue reading articles in this mode, please log in to your Globe account." People who aren't already Globe subscribers are urged to subscribe.
Like other news sites, the Globe limits the number of articles people can read without a subscription. Until the recent change, Globe website visitors could read more articles for free by switching to private or incognito mode.
Source: ArsTechnica
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Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 21 2017, @04:28PM
DRM on news articles has got to be the wet dream of every propagandist. You can spread whatever fake news you want, and by the time reality comes knocking, you can be sure no single trace of your fabrications remains.