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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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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most Chrome users don't even know what a web browser is. They would have remained on Chrome and the web would have suffered for it.

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

To be fair, most IE 5 and 6 users didn't know what a web browser was either and here we are.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

But that was broken and didn't provide the right functionality. Chrome's change breaks everything else, not itself.