LL strike again ! Staggering incompetance and it showsjust exactly how out of touch they are with what really happens in SL !
All they seem concerned about is fleecing people for Premium Accounts in SL which offer ... er ... nothing ! ( apart from the Comedy Zone known better as "Live Support Chat" ...
... but I digress ...
Removing the on/offline tracking scripts will be a disaster for the reasons stated above.
As part of the SL Security Industry, not only do we use these scripts for legitimate business uses like staff online indicators, message boards etc etc etc but it's always nice to know when our favourite griefers and stalkers are online etc !
The effect this will have on normal business operations .. and consequently customers .. is potentially devastating !
Most HUDs rely on said scripts for radar ( incl the viewers like Firestorm, Singularity etc etc ), SIM Scanners and even for targetting purposes.
The bad guys in SL pay no regard to TOS anyway and have illegal viewers and non-TOS compliant equipment ... so yet again it's the good guys that abide by the rules that get hit ... just like RL !
So we're now to have both hands tied behind our back in the security industry when trying to make the place safer for normal residents !
Creators and businesses need to combine on this one and say no to LL !