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Unpacking Google’s Web Environment Integrity specification

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756 points dagurp | 2 comments | 26 Jul 23 11:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.534s | 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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snvzz ◴[26 Jul 23 19:33 UTC] No.36883592[source]▶
It's already not possible to login to Twitch on Linux.

It rejects Firefox and Chrome outright. The solution is to use either browser on Wine, then copy the session cookies over.

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1. psanford ◴[27 Jul 23 02:46 UTC] No.36888275[source]▶
No, whatever issue you are experiencing is not simply Twitch blocking Linux. I can login fine from Linux from chromium and firefox.
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2. snvzz ◴[27 Jul 23 04:52 UTC] No.36889064[source]▶
Interesting. Got an up to date arch where neither chromium nor firefox work, not even with clean profiles.

Last I tried was over a month ago... I will give it another go soon. I do not expect progress.