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Google’s Plan To DRM The Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For
The problem is that Google is able to more or less dictate how the web works at that time. Apart from Firefox and Safari, which both only have a minor market share, pretty much everything is Chrome based.
If Google wants to push some silly idea just to ensure that their silly ads are not blocked, then they’ll do it. I fear that noone really can stop this stupid idea.
Nothing new here.
Same old shit.
They’re gonna do what they’re gonna do.
There will be ways around it.
They dropped the “don’t be evil” a while ago.
Sure, bring that shit to Europe and let’s see how it goes…
Question: Would Pi-holes get around this or would websites still recognise that there’s traffic being blocked?
Fine, I’ll make my own web, with blackjack, and hookers!
Fuck Google, I guess we’re going back to the days of BBS’.
Google became what it is because they had the best search results. Today, other like qwant and sometimes even bing are better. If it was not for Android, the reasons for remaining stuck with Google would have become sparse already. And I daresay Apple is now the less evil option.
i mean this is like working on the nuclear bomb except you’re eager to drop it on yourselves in the name of corporate profits and ad revenue. virulently disgusting
Luckily, other browser manufacturers (Mozilla, Vivaldi, Brave, and even the WWWC) have already spoken out against this proposal. Google loves marketing it as ‘optional’, which it obviously won’t be once implemented. A system like this would be very dangerous for smaller browsers, as it’s incredibly vague who decides what authorities would be allowed to verify browsers.
Additionally, this is presented as a way to remove captchas from the web by proving a request is coming from genuine hardware. However, this proves absolutely nothing about a request being genuine or non-spam. The only thing this proves is that it was created by a ‘genuine device’, so all a malicious user would have to do is to (automatically) send the request via a verified device and they’d pass the check.
I am really hoping some regulatory body strikes this down. Where’s the EU when we need them?
Google needs to be broken up. It needs to separate in at least 5 different companies:
- Admob/Adsense
- Ads/Adwords
- Search
- Android
- Chrome
I support Google on this one. Digital fraud is out of control. If you guys have a better idea to stop fraud and sustain the web ecosystem, let’s hear it.
Everyone, please reach out to your local anti-trust government organization to ensure they are aware of this issue. They cannot do anything about something that they are unaware of. It’s easy to forget that the internet is a bubble and not everyone is clued into it’s issues.