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(Get the code!)
Correct, the data loss is not that big of a deal anymore especially with the good work going on in session/history land.
The main points to leave the default as doing nothing are:
* No matter what the default is, there are going to be people that are unhappy with the default, so changing the default is only going to change the group of people that are unhappy with it.
* Backspace=DoNothing fits best with GNOME, according to Callum of GNOME a11y and HIG fame. Whether or not you agree, he owns keybindings for the HIG and his opinion here should weigh heavily.
* Pref locking is not uncommon, especially in corporate settings, so many times changing the pref is not even an option for users:
+ There is another keybinding for "go back a page": Alt+Left, so people can
still use keynav to go back without tweaking prefs. Yes, I realize it
means pressing two keys instead of one, so it's "not exactly the same".
+ Those who don't want Backspace=GoBack have no way to get their desired
behaviour without tweaking prefs.