Difference between revisions of "User Agent"

Revision as of 11:07, 19 July 2018

A digital Entity that is operating at the consent and authority of the user.

When discussing the use of the internet by a user, what is really meant is the presence of the user's agent on an internet connection.

Nearly any application running on a user's device is allowed to access the internet and claim that it represents the user. There is no built-in mechanism to test this assertion by an internet connected service. The internet was designed to connect computer systems, and that is all it can be relied upon to do.
Any Web Site that wishes to create a Persistent Identifier for a User will need to take responsibility for any necessary Assurance that the program running on the user's device really does reflect the will of the user.
Most of the larger enterprises operating on The Web prefer to supply a Native App to the users device to improve the User Experience for that site.

The most common way for Users to access a Web Site is with a web browser from some well-know browser provider either within a device operated by the user, or on a cloud computer under user control.
While current web browser do allow Web Sites to include programs as JavaScript to run within the browser, but do provide a very restricted Sandbox where the script must run.

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-*The most common way for [[User]]s to access a [[Web Site]] is with a web browser from some well-know browser provider.
+*The most common way for [[User]]s to access a [[Web Site]] is with a web browser from some well-know browser provider either within a device operated by the user, or on a cloud computer under user control.
 *While current web browser do allow [[Web Site]]s to include programs as JavaScript to run within the browser, but do provide a very restricted [[Sandbox]] where the script must run.