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Google tries to defend its Web Environment Integrity (techreport.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I'm happy to see this being noticed more and more. Google wants to destroy the open web, so it's a lot at stake.

Google basically says "Trust us". What a joke.

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[-] lifluf@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

explain like i'm a developer why wei is bad? ad blocking can already be detected

[-] shrugal@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is much much more than just ad blocking. The mechanism is so generic that it can be used to lock out users for whatever reason. If the "attester" doesn't provide the requested proof then you're just shit outa luck. We should not hand such a power to anyone, let alone big for-profit companies.

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