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Mozilla officially opposes Web Enviroment Integrity API (DRM for web pages proposal from Google) (github.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

If this DRM can force you to use Chromium to display a webpage or content, that would be the most anticompetitive thing in recent times, and would absolutely not fly.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    That's why they want to make it a web standard, so they can just blame Firefox and others for not following the standard and avoid EU fines.

    That's what Microsoft did with their office document standard.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    I have limited understanding of the technical side of this issue, but based on this comment, this sounds like a brilliant move by Google - Don't like the rules of the game, change the game...

    Edit: for clarification, this comment was very tongue in cheek - I don't support Google, this was just an acknowledgement of a smart business play.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    We need to stop this capitalist brainrot. It’s not a smart business move; a smart business move would be one where everyone wins. This is a lazy and evil move designed for pure extraction of value and coercion of compliance.

    Live the way we want you to (and we take 30% off the top!)

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    `I mean, yes, agreed. But this is literally how businesses operate - stay ahead of governments, or change the game so govts are onboard (as regulation regularly trails behind business). A genuinely smart business move would obviously be preferable, but the modern history of megacorps is not exactly a shining beacon of benevolence to the ppl. It should be, but gestures wildly at everything

    Edit: exchanged "always" for "regularly"

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago

    Yeah, the sad thing here is that if Apple comply, it will basically become a standard and there's nothing that Firefox or anything else can do about it. If they can get it on iPhone, it's game over. Half the web will be blocked unless you agree to see adverts.

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