Or advocate for disabling the ability for your web browser to run 3rd party code just by clicking a link.
Google is not trustworthy because between Chrome and Search they have too much of a stake in the eventual outcome of anything that could replace URLs. Any system that eventually does replace URIs should be able to tell me at a glance: is it http, ftp or a local file? Is there a TLS cert? What is the domain of the server I am accessing? Approximately where in the site directory am I?
I simply don’t trust browsers or sites which try to obscure what is actually useful information because some UX guru told them it was unnecessary. If anything, I want URLs with even more information. Which version of “http” is in use would be a nice start at this point.
Good luck to you, and I mean that sincerely. I think making something “better” than the URL while maintaining its power and information is a difficult project. If you are willing to take on the challenge, more power to you.
I agree with you, I want a User Agent to empower me as I browse the web and not hide things from me. Even if the majority of users don't understand URLs (which I dispute) - its certainly not hurting or impending them.
In reference to running 3rd party code, knowing the URL is even more important as it decides what is considered 3rd party or not. When I'm on an AMP website - google is the 1st party and the content provider is now considered the 3rd party. I don't agree with allowing google to be considered the 1st party in that instance.
Different resources can be loaded with different versions of http, so, I don't know how you can say which version of http is in use. But, even if you could, I struggle to see what useful decision that would enable anyone to make outside of niche cases.
Google is not trustworthy because between Chrome and Search they have too much of a stake in the eventual outcome of anything that could replace URLs. Any system that eventually does replace URIs should be able to tell me at a glance: is it http, ftp or a local file? Is there a TLS cert? What is the domain of the server I am accessing? Approximately where in the site directory am I?
I simply don’t trust browsers or sites which try to obscure what is actually useful information because some UX guru told them it was unnecessary. If anything, I want URLs with even more information. Which version of “http” is in use would be a nice start at this point.