A new threat to Internet freedom...

[amy]

I just came across this, and it is really scary.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/

Google (and maybe the rest of Big Tech in bed with them) wants to make it so sites will deny you access unless you use an "approved" browser as well as the rest of your software/hardware, which will likely mean no adblocking extensions, proxies, or other things they don't like. I have no doubt that us proxy users who choose to experience sites the way we want will be severely affected.

It is currently still possible to bypass Cloudflare's blocking with the right tricks, but this new "remote attestation" technology will use cryptography to make it nearly impossible.

There is already an increasing opposition, please spread the word if you can, and use a browser that isn't Google-controlled.

[cattleyavns]

Google is evil, they gave up their sologan "Don't be evil".

This and Google Chrome's Manifest V3 screams that they want to manipulate the web.

[LibraCrum]

(Jul. 25, 2023 04:46 AM)amy Wrote:  I just came across this, and it is really scary.

Google (and maybe the rest of Big Tech in bed with them) wants to make it so sites will deny you access unless you use phenq amazon an "approved" browser as well as the rest of your software/hardware, which will likely mean no adblocking extensions, proxies, or other things they don't like. I have no doubt that us proxy users who choose to experience sites the way we want will be severely affected.

It is currently still possible to bypass Cloudflare's blocking with the right tricks, but this new "remote attestation" technology will use cryptography to make it nearly impossible.

There is already an increasing opposition, please spread the word if you can, and use a browser that isn't Google-controlled.

This is really scary to know.
The all we can do is good hope and nothing else.