Paul Ford posted Robot Exclusion Protocol back in 2002: I took off my clothes and stepped into the shower to find another one sitting near the drain. It was about 2 feet tall and made of metal, with bright camera-lens eyes and a few dozen gripping arms. Worse than the Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Hi! I’m from Google. I’m a Googlebot! I will not kill you.” “I know what you are.” “I’m indexing your apartment.” “I don’t want you here. Who let you in?” Robots are more of an Amazon thing. Google wou...
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