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Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The Chrome team says they're not going to pursue Web Integrity but...

it is piloting a new Android WebView Media Integrity API that’s “narrowly scoped, and only targets WebViews embedded in apps.”

They say its because the team "heard your feedback." I'm sure that's true, and I can wildly speculate that all the current anti-trust attention was a factor too.

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[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is your wake up to stop using Chrome and Chromium based browsers (e.g. Brave, Vivaldi, etc). Switch to Firefox if you haven't already.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

[–] DingoBilly@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbf, I have tried but on Android the performance is dogshit. There is a few seconds difference between Firefox loading pages and Chrome loading unfortunately.

If there was a third option I'd gladly take it, but for now Firefox just doesn't have the functionality and I'm willing to put up with the current state of Google shit. If it gets much worse I may just have to suck it up though.

[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I use Fennec (fork of Firefox)

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the real problem will begin when big websites start blocking unverified browsers. it means the end of spam and ad blockers, but it also means the end of privacy.

[+] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee -12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My biggest problem is the security and sandboxing around Firefox. I use both, but I feel my passwords are safer in Chrome tbh

[–] nodrod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Firefox on Mobile with the bitwarden addon. Works well for me. Plus you export all your saved Google passwords into bitwarden. I need to make the switch on my PC now.

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

But the add-on isn't sandboxed like in chrome. Like i remember, depending on if you use an external MAC like apparmor or not, where if you're runnimg in Linux and you're using Firefox, websites could steal your ssh keys from ~/.ssh/

Malicious addons or websites could easily do the same thing, and steal your bitwarden credentials. Unless you have the premium version, you can't put otp on it.