Re:Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
by rpdillon on Friday June 19, 2026 @02:45PM
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> This was for a Google Workspace Business Plus account and workspace, from an up to date browser and OS.
Re:Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
by kolinko on Friday June 19, 2026 @02:24PM
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Not a little over the top, it is anticompetitive behavior.
Re:Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
by SpicyLemonZest on Friday June 19, 2026 @01:57PM
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It's not clear to me that Context-Aware Access is as configurable as you're implying. At a glance, the docs seem to suggest that Chrome is the only browser you can force standardization on, which IMO does push this towards being Google's fault.
Re:Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
by insanitybit on Friday June 19, 2026 @03:35PM
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That's correct, there is no way to say "only allow Firefox" in CAA because the attestations are either browser agnostic or chrome specific (as part of the managed Chrome offering that GSuite supports).
Re:Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
by michaelmrose on Friday June 19, 2026 @02:20PM
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It's not a little over the top its an antitrust issue and clearly and obviously wrong.
If the organization is indeed enabling a specific check for Chrome that seems a little over the top but they're the ones supporting their users and if they want to make their life easier by only dealing with one browser that's their decision to make. It's like saying that everyone has to use Windows, or a specific line of laptops, or any other standardization to simplify the support workload.