> But I would care very much if, for example, my bank's website started requiring a DRM-capable browser. That already is the case for banks which use gbplugin.

> But I would care very much if, for example, my bank's website started requiring a DRM-capable browser. That already is the case for banks which use gbplugin. You have to use that closed-source component, or the online banking website won't even let you login. And it's invasive; I have seen reports of it slowing down the whole computer, conflicting with a Windows update (http://www.linhadefensiva.org/2013/04/teste-mostra-incompatibilidade-de-atualizacao-com-plugin-bancario/ http://www.linhadefensiva.org/2013/04/teste-mostra-incompati...), and disabling IPv6 (http://ipv6.br/post/bug-em-plugin-de-seguranca-de-bancos-bloqueia-internet/ http://ipv6.br/post/bug-em-plugin-de-seguranca-de-bancos-blo...). For a while, it wasn't even available for Linux, so you had to use Windows.