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Google wants to kill open Web under the guise of making it safer (adguard.com)
submitted 1 year ago by wave_walnut@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social
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A group of Google engineers has proposed a new Web API that threatens to uproot the work of apps and browsers if they interfere with its ad business. Will the open Web survive?

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[–] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing is, this doesn’t even sound safer. It just sounds like a power grab and protectionism.

Oh wait. “Safer” for Google’s ad business. Now I get it.

[–] On@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CaptObvious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe we barely noticed because of Safari's small market share. Although I must admit that it's bigger than I expected.