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[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That’s not true - you can still use ad blockers etc as normal.

It’s also not a browser check, it’s a device check. It’s to check that the device can be trusted, like android itself hasn’t been tampered with.

[-] rainh@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's equally stupid though... why shouldn't I be able to tamper with my phone's operating system? And how is it any of a website's business if I do?

[-] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

It's literallly impossible for there to be a valid reason for a website to be entitled to know that under any circumstances.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

So people with custom roms or on various Linux distros would be fucked?

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago

Well with custom roms they already are for many apps.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

True, but that's within their own ecosystem. The internet is not owned by Google. But I guess a certain part of the majority wants it that way with how popular Chromium based browsers are.

[-] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

How could it not be a browser check if the website relies on the browser to be a middle man? The WebDRM that was pushed by a terrorist organization W3C, currently requires per-browser licensing.

Per wikipedia:

EME has been highly controversial because it places a necessarily proprietary, closed decryption component which requires per-browser licensing fees into what might otherwise be an entirely open and free software ecosystem.

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