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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2546109

Read why "Web Environment Integrity" is terrible, and why we must vocally oppose it now. Google's latest maneuver, if we don't act to stop it, threatens our freedom to explore the Internet with browsers of our choice.

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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

" it will be used by Google to deny access to their services unless you are using a browser that gels with their profit margin"

Cool. So people using a different browser will move elsewhere. Maybe they'll even stop youtube addiction. Cant' really see a downside.

"It is not far-fetched to imagine a future in which sites simply refuse to serve pages to users running free browsers or free operating systems."

Same here. Sites doing this wouldn't probably worth to be looked at anyway.

[–] esty@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

sites doing this probably wouldn’t be worth using anyways

what about when your bank adds this? have you tried using a safetynet enforcing app on a rooted android phone? this has bigger implications than you’re seeing

[–] waspentalive 2 points 1 year ago

What about when your bank adds this?

I go in to the teller anyway. And if my bank gets rid of all the tellers I will choose between the bank of mattress or ATMs.

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