Dare ObasanjoJul 21, 2023

This has slid under the radar of mainstream news sites but Google Chrome now has a proposal for DRM for the web. It’s basically a way for a website to ask a browser it’s running on a trusted browser or device.

It will help detect & prevent bot traffic or scrapers. But will also enable sites to detect & block ad blockers as well. A final nail in the coffin of the Open Web that made Google a trillion dollar company.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36778999

Google Chrome Proposal – Web Environment Integrity | Hacker News

Show threadYoav WeissJul 21, 2023

@carnage4life You're spreading misinformation.

On the ad-blocker front, interfering with extensions is a clear non-goal: https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md#non-goals

I also don't see how this is "DRM for the web"

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Show threadWilliam GunnJul 21, 2023
@Yoav @carnage4life You're going to need something stronger that that. Lots of things started out with good intentions and were later used to suppress user agency. Tried running your own mail server lately?
Show threadYoav Weiss
@williamgunn @carnage4life I'm not saying this proposal is necessarily good. I'm just saying it's neither DRM nor anti ad blockers
Jul 21, 2023 at 3:49pmPinafore