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Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)
submitted 1 year ago by jherazob@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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The much maligned "Trusted Computing" idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google's ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google's hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firefox depends on google for funding though. Google could probably deal a killing blow quite easily.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i think they probably donate so much to make sure they have at least one competitor so they don't get busted up like Standard Oil

[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

They are not donating, if I remember correctly fairly recently Microsoft outbid them and bing was default for a bit.

But maybe I'm not remembering correctly tbh.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm skeptical if the government would even do that given how stacked it is with cronies

[–] _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Don't know what government you're referring to, but if the EU anti-trust regulation kicks in it will affect everyone. EU agencies are slow but they do their job eventually.