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Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)

submitted 2 years ago by jherazob@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The much maligned "Trusted Computing" idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google's ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google's hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

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[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Your final paragraph is the real kicker. Google would love nothing more than to be the ONLY trusted Attester and for Chrome to be the ONLY browser that receives the "Human" flag.

[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Too late.

Microsoft, Apple, and most hardware manufacturers have been the ONLY trusted attester on their own hardware for years already.

Also Microsoft on most PCs.

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