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Laforet
on Jan 3, 2020
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EA is permanently banning Linux players on Battlef...
The browser sends a UA string to the website in every http request in which the OS you have is indicated.
https://www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/what-is-my-user-agent
hi41
on Jan 4, 2020
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Thank you. However, why do the bank websites allow Google Chrome on windows but do not allow Google Chrome on Linux.
Laforet
on Jan 4, 2020
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It's hard to say without knowing more about the website. Some desktop features such as pepperflash were never ported to Android chrome however it's more likely a business decision to push mobile users to use their dedicated app.
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