Google's attempt to DRM the web should fail

Google's attempt to DRM the web should fail

I plan on breaking some shackles in 2024:
- Google
- Netflix
- Spotify
#Google almost made me puke when they came up with their #WebEnvironmentIntegrity proposal: the final straw that started my #degoogle journey.
#Netflix screwed me so hard in January 2024. I feel scammed and will never pay them again.
Been a #Spotify user for 9years and can't understand how their app and algorithms have lost quality over time.
I'll explain what made me realize that I have to quit netflix and spotify:
well that's nice https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium/pull/2681
This PR updates to Chromium 121.0.6167.75, which should be released to stable on the 23rd. Notes: The option to clear cookies on exit has been removed in [5053746], so prefs-only-keep-cookies-unt...
"We’ve heard your feedback, and the Web Environment Integrity proposal is no longer being considered by the Chrome team."
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/11/increasing-trust-for-embedded-media.html
#tech #news #google #chrome #drm #WebEnvironmentIntegrity #OpenWeb
It's a reminder that what a monopolist thinks of as "security" isn't what you think of as security. Oftentimes, *their* security is antithetical to *your* security. That was the case with #WebEnvironmentIntegrity, a plan by Google to make your phone rat you out to advertisers' servers, revealing any adblocking modifications you might have installed so that ad-serving companies could refuse to talk to you:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/02/self-incrimination/#wei-bai-bai
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@Natanox Du musst aufs Datum achten. #WEI wurde vor wenigen Tagen erst abgesagt. Der von mir übersetzte Rant ist vom August und kann deshalb noch nicht auf diese neue Entwicklung eingehen.
Wie der auf Android-Apps beschränkte WEI-Nachfolger zu bewerten ist, würde ich gern hier diskutieren. Bisher erschließt sich mir der Sinn nicht.
@chpietsch
Der nächste Angriff auf Demokratie und Menschenrechte.
#WebEnvironmentIntegrity #WEI #Google #Privatsphäre #privacysandbox
Web Environment Integrity got cancelled 🙌