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"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet
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this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2023
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This has been posted many times already, that's why its not being so upvoted now. But yeah, it will destroy the internet and put the control over what devices are allowed in the hands of current big tech mafia.
They can make sure you are not using Linux, that you have specific plugins disabled or enabled, etc. It removes the user choice over computer and browser choice we have today when visiting the websites with WEI enabled.
All Google needs to do is to give WEI sites a high search engine ranking, saying they are more secure, and all big web sites will enable it.