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Google tries to defend its Web Environment Integrity (techreport.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I'm happy to see this being noticed more and more. Google wants to destroy the open web, so it's a lot at stake.

Google basically says "Trust us". What a joke.

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[–] pjhenry1216@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really. The environment could easily include resolution of an ad server. If a site uses two ad servers and neither resolves, the attestor could decide to fail the environment. The problem is the attestation is left open for the attestor to create. It could check web browser, extensions, operating system, etc. I fail to see how this is at all privacy protecting to begin with.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's absolutely horrible.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Stop WEI.