▲ 134 ▼ Google’s “Web Integrity” Android API could kill “alternative” media clients (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] baked_tea@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is already outdated permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why? Has someone else written it up in a more informative way elsewhere? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] groknull@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Perhaps the GP missed in details the first paragraph of the article in which it mentions that while google indeed is backing away from its more general “environment integrity API” for the web, it is perhaps still pursuing a version of this for android devices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Google already said they are not implementing this any more, there was an article about this here last week. Ignore this, I got confused permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) It hit the news a week ago, yes. But you are apparently confusing it with something else, as are a lot of people. I'm not sure why. Some kind of disinformation campaign going on in addition to the big media fanfare announcing the thing? What they seem to have learned from their previous experience is to announce it loudly through carefully-crafted press releases designed to prepare the ground of public opinion by sowing confusion, not try to sneak it in without people noticing. Anyway, it's called "Webview Media Integrity" if you want to try and find a source claiming that it's been discontinued. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Awww shit, you are right. Got confused with the web manifest certification api thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why? Has someone else written it up in a more informative way elsewhere? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] groknull@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Perhaps the GP missed in details the first paragraph of the article in which it mentions that while google indeed is backing away from its more general “environment integrity API” for the web, it is perhaps still pursuing a version of this for android devices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Google already said they are not implementing this any more, there was an article about this here last week. Ignore this, I got confused permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) It hit the news a week ago, yes. But you are apparently confusing it with something else, as are a lot of people. I'm not sure why. Some kind of disinformation campaign going on in addition to the big media fanfare announcing the thing? What they seem to have learned from their previous experience is to announce it loudly through carefully-crafted press releases designed to prepare the ground of public opinion by sowing confusion, not try to sneak it in without people noticing. Anyway, it's called "Webview Media Integrity" if you want to try and find a source claiming that it's been discontinued. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Awww shit, you are right. Got confused with the web manifest certification api thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] groknull@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago Perhaps the GP missed in details the first paragraph of the article in which it mentions that while google indeed is backing away from its more general “environment integrity API” for the web, it is perhaps still pursuing a version of this for android devices. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Google already said they are not implementing this any more, there was an article about this here last week. Ignore this, I got confused permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) It hit the news a week ago, yes. But you are apparently confusing it with something else, as are a lot of people. I'm not sure why. Some kind of disinformation campaign going on in addition to the big media fanfare announcing the thing? What they seem to have learned from their previous experience is to announce it loudly through carefully-crafted press releases designed to prepare the ground of public opinion by sowing confusion, not try to sneak it in without people noticing. Anyway, it's called "Webview Media Integrity" if you want to try and find a source claiming that it's been discontinued. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Awww shit, you are right. Got confused with the web manifest certification api thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) It hit the news a week ago, yes. But you are apparently confusing it with something else, as are a lot of people. I'm not sure why. Some kind of disinformation campaign going on in addition to the big media fanfare announcing the thing? What they seem to have learned from their previous experience is to announce it loudly through carefully-crafted press releases designed to prepare the ground of public opinion by sowing confusion, not try to sneak it in without people noticing. Anyway, it's called "Webview Media Integrity" if you want to try and find a source claiming that it's been discontinued. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Awww shit, you are right. Got confused with the web manifest certification api thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Awww shit, you are right. Got confused with the web manifest certification api thing. permalink fedilink source parent