Dan GillmorJul 21, 2023

The World Wide Web Consortium -- shamefully -- created a standard embedding video-playback DRM in browsers. The reason was to placate the Hollywood-based Copyright Cartel. Sadly, Mozilla put this rancid technology into Firefox.

Now Google wants to embed DRM into simple browsing, to placate ad-sellers -- including, maybe especially Google.

Will Mozilla, which has a small browser market share, capitulate on this, too? I hope not.

Show threadSilversaltyJul 21, 2023
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Duckduckgo now has a browser though only app based that I can find. No separate web based version. I've found a bug with downloads so it's not perfect but I wonder how it deals with embedded DRM.
Show threadJoe HelfrichJul 22, 2023
@Silversalty @dangillmor ...you want a web based version of a web browser?
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One that runs directly off a desktop OS, not from an app store. Think Netscape.
A version that runs on Windows.
Jul 22, 2023 at 6:33amWeb