Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM
9to5google.com
Back in July, Google's work on a Web Integrity API emerged and many equated it to DRM. The company announced today it's not proceeding...

While WEI is thankfully cancelled, it’s not entirely cancelled… They’re planning on making it available still in WebViews with the intention that websites can check if a malicious Android app is trying to do a phishing scheme.

Seems like such a niche “security” feature… what are they really trying to accomplish here? Something seems fishy to me

  • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    If you are aware of this issue, it is your obligation to tell all of your friends, family, associates and coworkers to stop using Chrome immediately, and try out a new search engine.

    It’s the least you can do.

    This behaviour by Google is not going to stop. The mask has slipped too many times. They have become the very thing they swore to destroy.

    Not many people will be ready to de Google their phones and stop buying their products. It’s the little things that will hurt them the most and show they’ve stepped over a line this last year or so.

    • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
      5·
      1 year ago

      For whatever reason I am the least convincing person on earth, and 99% of the time it’s pretty useful shit I’m trying to inform people about and they just want nothing to do with the information. The 1% is when I went full retard and thought GME was going to make me rich instead of much poorer and tried to get others to invest, I’m glad no one listened to me on that one.