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Unpacking Google’s Web Environment Integrity specification

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756 points dagurp | 1 comments | 26 Jul 23 11:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source
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MarkusWandel ◴[26 Jul 23 18:14 UTC] No.36882312[source]▶
"This website is not compatible with your device"

I can see this show up on Youtube (why not - under Google's control, and they want you to watch the ads on their official browser) and on banking apps. Initially. In the longer run, it either withers and dies, or it leads to antitrust action. I really can't see another way.

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yonatan8070 ◴[26 Jul 23 18:43 UTC] No.36882811[source]▶
This will probably be implemented by every streaming service very quickly to try to prevent piracy (which won't work), and will only end up harming people who just want to watch on more freedom-respecting browsers or operating systems
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1. Liquix ◴[26 Jul 23 18:57 UTC] No.36883040[source]▶
g**gle and other PRISM partners do not want any users on freedom-respecting browsers/OSes. forcing people onto chromium based browsers isn't an unfortunate side effect, it's a secondary goal of the specification.