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The security holes that the standard introduces into my browser. If I can compile it out, or get a version that someone I trust has compiled with it removed, t
by yarrel 9y ago
The security holes that the standard introduces into my browser.
If I can compile it out, or get a version that someone I trust has compiled with it removed, that only leaves the rest of the web as a botnet attack surface.
That's what changes. Or doesn't improve, depending on how one views the timeline.
- lern_too_spel 9y ago> If I can compile it out, or get a version that someone I trust has compiled with it removed You can. https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2015/05/12/mozilla-launches-a-new-firefox-version-without-drm-support/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2015/05/12/mozil... > that only leaves the rest of the web as a botnet attack surface. 1. Every new feature added to the web platform increases the attack surface of the browser, so this concern is not unique to EME. In this case, it removed a reason somebody would otherwise install Flash, which has a significantly larger attack surface. 2. All the major web browsers implemented EME before it became a standard, so the standardization of EME does not change anything here.