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Google is trying to kill Open Internet with a proposed Web Environment Integrity API
This is similar to SafetyNet for Android but is for Web Browsers, and this will make someone else to decide if you and your browser is "trustable". The validation has to be performed on server side so users has little to prevent themselves be treated as "not trustable". For Linux, this is horrible because we have so many variants of browsers and each will contain different patches. This is potentially harmful to alternate browsers other than Chrome.
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This is similar to SafetyNet for Android but is for Web Browsers, and this will make someone else to decide if you and your browser is "trustable". The validation has to be performed on server side so users has little to prevent themselves be treated as "not trustable". For Linux, this is horrible because we have so many variants of browsers and each will contain different patches. This is potentially harmful to alternate browsers other than Chrome. -
When your idea is so popular you need to lock the comments on your GH to prevent ratio -
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The openness and diversity of the web will be harmed by Google's hazardous and anti-competitive Web Environment Integrity API (WEI) proposal. Through WEI, websites would be able to obtain a token from the user's device that would contain details about the hardware and software settings. An independent third-party attester, such as Google or another organization Google has faith in, would sign this token. Based on the attester's assessment of the device's validity and integrity, the website might then use this token to determine whether to allow or prohibit access for the user.
This plan would restrict user choice and privacy while giving Google and its supporters more authority and influence over the internet. Only specific browsers and gadgets that adhere to Google's requirements would be able to access particular websites and services thanks to the gatekeeper system that WEI will establish. This would not include other browsers or platforms that provide consumers with greater personalization, security, and capabilities. Because the token will disclose specific and perhaps sensitive device information, WEI would also make it possible to track and fingerprint users more extensively. In addition to exposing users to more targeted advertising and surveillance, this would go against their preferences and consent.
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rosssammy if you check the GitHub link in the very first post you will find it has been "archived" by it's creator.
Ignoring that for the moment, I agree that the proposal is a bad idea.Comment
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They officially abandon the plan, and want to use some android-specific technologies instead: https://android-developers.googleblo...ded-media.htmlOriginally posted by NotMine999 View PostComment
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