Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium
by icoder on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:54AM
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The way you put it, it's like a captcha (but stronger, and with a high risk of unwanted side effects)?
Re:Google is already pushing WEI (web DRM) into Chromium
by Alifatisk on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:54AM
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Yeah, I think that’s a good explanation. It’s like a captcha for your device and it’s the underlying OS that handles the attestation.
The downside with this is that there will be a walled garden where custom devices are not allowed access too.
"The proposal suggests that websites should be able to request an attestation from the browser about its “integrity”. Such attestations are to be provided by external agents, which – presumably – examine the browser and its plugins, and issue an approval only if those checks pass.
The attestation is sent back to the website, which can now decide to deny service if the agent did not give approval." [1]
1. https://interpeer.io/blog/2023/07/google-vs-the-open-web
In other words, websites can now force you to comply with their shitty behaviour in order to allow you access, otherwise you get denided access.