The original designers of the web envisioned a world where every user could have their own chosen "agent" to navigate the web for them. This is where the User-Agent HTTP header comes from. There would be search agents, data mining agents, and interactive browsing agents.
We missed out on like 90% of what the information revolution was supposed to bring to users, and instead the data giants have captured all the value.
We missed out on like 90% of what the information revolution was supposed to bring to users, and instead the data giants have captured all the value.