KoinuJul 19, 2023

This is a credible proposal for DRM for websites in general. It would enable unbeatable adblock-blocking. It would prevent user customization for not just convenience but also accessibility.

I do not say this lightly: Enabling the forfeiture of control over the browsing experience is a fundamentally evil idea that must be rejected now, as it has been in the past, and we must remain vigilant against its reemergence in the future.

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Show threadStephanie 🎀Jul 20, 2023
@gsderp how exactly do we prevent this? Who do we contact?
Show threadCassandrichJul 20, 2023
@BeamsAndBows @gsderp Apple, for one. We need Apple unequivocally opposed to this and refusing to do it on their devices.
Show threadrain 🌦️Jul 20, 2023

@dalias @BeamsAndBows @gsderp Apple already shipped an equivalent with https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10077/

Marketed as a way to get rid of CAPTCHAs but basically the same thing with some details being different

Replace CAPTCHAs with Private Access Tokens - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer

Don't be captured by CAPTCHAs! Private Access Tokens are a powerful alternative that help you identify HTTP requests from legitimate...

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Show threadStephanie 🎀Jul 20, 2023
@rain @dalias @gsderp bloody hell, is there any hope for escape from corporate abuses?
Show threadKoinu
@BeamsAndBows @rain @dalias This is no panacea, and it is highly general/nonspecific, but I wonder if there might be an avenue for small local wins through civic involvement and adding privacy-ensuring conditions to government contract requirements. Consider little things like putting into local law that a bank is ineligible to be awarded a contract to handle the city govt’s accounts if its mobile app or website discriminates against vpn users, people who use a voip phone number, or people who use a phone that doesn’t pass safetynet checks. Stuff like that.
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