This is scary. It's (strong) SafetyNet for websites.

Every now and then I run into another Android app I can no longer run because someone decided my phone, running an official build of my choice of OS, that isn't even rooted, is "not trustable".

Now they want to start doing that for websites.

This kills open Linux on the desktop (including Asahi Linux). It kills alternative browsers. It is a backdoor to kill ad blockers.

No. Just no. Please.

https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md

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Haha, the "issues" tab on the Microsoft GitHub page is hilarious:

https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues
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(side note: +1 for calling it by its full name, "Microsoft GitHub"!)

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@herr_irrtum @lina this is my favorite one (violates Yahweh's TOS a close second) https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues/51
Do not listen to ad blocking addicts, please ship this ASAP 路 Issue #51 路 RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity

Ad blocking virus is currently spreading and we all know it makes people unhappy, because people need to watch at least 250 ads per day to be happy. Ad blockers interfere with this and it's not har...

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