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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2546109

Read why "Web Environment Integrity" is terrible, and why we must vocally oppose it now. Google's latest maneuver, if we don't act to stop it, threatens our freedom to explore the Internet with browsers of our choice.

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[–] dan@upvote.au 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

Why is everyone making noise about Google's implementation while barely anyone is making noise about Apple's, which is already in use? https://httptoolkit.com/blog/apple-private-access-tokens-attestation/

My guess is that Apple just rolled it out silently, while Google goes through a standards process with a public RFC. (edit: Also, Safari isn't as commonly used).

[–] hakonlo@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apple doesn't have the power to kill the internet, but Google does.

[–] davehtaylor@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

No but they have the power to fundamentally alter how we use it.

Look at what happened after the launch of the iPhone. Flash was killed, and devs moved to mobile-first or even mobile-only development for web and apps. It completely altered how we used the web, the Internet, and what devs focus on.

[–] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 1 points 1 year ago

We’ve got nobody to blame but ourselves for that.

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