I thank God for not making me a computer scientist.
The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.
From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.
The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.
Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.
In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate.