With the looming dread of Web DRM being proposed by Google, it is important that people know the facts even if you aren't that all tech savvy, it pretty much will dictate what sites you can view and if your computers are deemed "legitimate" when accessing content, and quite possibly outright block you from viewing sites at all if you happen to use Ad Blockers in your browser and if you're not using Google's own Chromium browser, or any Chromium based browser that is pre-whitelisted such as Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari or stock Chrome.

#webdrm #google #webintegrityenvironment

Wondering how much of a motivator for Google's whole #WebIntegrityEnvironment thing might be the fright they got when ChatGPT facilitated Bing to actually threaten their search dominance.

If bots don't meet attestation requirements to be served content, AI bots can't train on participating sites, except for Google's Bard bots of course.

And participating sites will be every site that wants Google traffic.

#Mozilla and #Vivaldi are already pushing back and stating the dangers of implementing such standard.

Many have pointed out about #Apple's doing something similar with #PrivateAccessTokens but the difference is a note stating that main page load must not be blocked to allow access of the website for Browsers that do not have this feature.

#Google is doubling down on this as they already implement the changes on Chromium.

2 out of 2 #WebIntegrityEnvironment #DRM #Censorship

#Google's #WebIntegrityEnvironment in #Chrome and #Chromium browsers aims to control the web. It introduces third-party attesters to validate device legitimacy, enabling websites to block access based on their results.

This threatens web openness, as these attesters' capabilities aren't defined explicity, leaving room for potential censorship.

Devices could be disqualified for using specific browsers or addons.

1 out of 2 #WebIntegrityEnvironment #DRM #Censorship

@mozilla said "No" to #Google's attempt at #BrowserSuppression ("#WebIntegrityEnvironment"):

"#Mozilla opposes this proposal because it contradicts our principles and vision for the Web."

https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/852

Quoting their vision:

"Standards themselves aim to avoid assumptions about the underlying hardware or software that might restrict where they can be deployed. This means that no single party decides which form-factors, devices, operating systems, and browsers may access the Web."