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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: 0s | source
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Zopieux ◴[26 Jul 23 19:55 UTC] No.36883955[source]▶
As usual, a thousand word essay on Google's WEI without ever mentioning that Apple sailed that ship silently a while ago, therefore not attracting any attention or backlash.

https://httptoolkit.com/blog/apple-private-access-tokens-att...

https://toot.cafe/@pimterry/110775130465014555

The sorry state of tech news / blogs. Regurgitating the same drama without ever looking at the greater picture.

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bezout ◴[26 Jul 23 20:39 UTC] No.36884650[source]▶
The post states it. This is not a problem because Safari is not the leading web browser. Apple has very limited power over what they can do with it.
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YetAnotherNick ◴[26 Jul 23 23:09 UTC] No.36886423[source]▶
Safari is not only leading browser in mobile, it is the only choice any iphone users have unlike chrome where user has choice to not use it. I would be more wary of safari changes than chrome changes.
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1. pakyr ◴[27 Jul 23 01:16 UTC] No.36887595{3}[source]▶
> Safari is not only leading browser in mobile

No it's not? Android has upwards of 70% of the mobile market[0], and Chrome has nearly 65% of the mobile browser market, compared to Safari with under 25%.[1]

> the only choice any iphone users have

Sort of. WebKit is the only choice iOS users have, but there are plenty of browsers available on iOS (including Chrome and Firefox) that use WebKit, not just Safari.

[0]https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide

[1]https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/world...