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

submitted 1 year ago by jherazob to c/technology

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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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[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Firefox depends on google for funding though. Google could probably deal a killing blow quite easily.

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i think they probably donate so much to make sure they have at least one competitor so they don't get busted up like Standard Oil

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm skeptical if the government would even do that given how stacked it is with cronies

[–] _MusicJunkie 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't know what government you're referring to, but if the EU anti-trust regulation kicks in it will affect everyone. EU agencies are slow but they do their job eventually.

[–] probably 14 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think they are still in court with the EU. If Mozilla fell, the EU would almost certainly come after chrome immediately.

[–] rambaroo 3 points 1 year ago

Man, I hope the EU pulls the trigger on Google. They are way, way overdue for getting broken up. It's insane how easily they can change the entire internet on a whim with zero oversight. The Biden admin will never do it.

[–] TheYang@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

They are not donating, if I remember correctly fairly recently Microsoft outbid them and bing was default for a bit.

But maybe I'm not remembering correctly tbh.

[–] wim@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vote with your wallet. I recently increased my monthly donation to Mozilla.

[–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought I read somewhere that donations to Mozilla legally can’t go to Firefox.

[–] Engywuck 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed. Donations go to Mozilla Foundations for their activities (advocacy and whatever). Firefox is developed by Mozilla Corp.,whom can't legally receive donations.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

They do that because of Firefox goes, Google is open to being trust busted. Killing Firefox would be literal suicide for Google

[–] vinhill@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Mozilla is trying to reduce its dependency on the Google search deal. The dependence is big, but Mozilla has some reserves and receives the money for channeling searches to Google. They could and already make such deals with other search providers.