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As someone that isn't up-to-date on WEI, can someone provide a TLDR of what it does and why it's bad?
by hanniabu 3y ago
As someone that isn't up-to-date on WEI, can someone provide a TLDR of what it does and why it's bad?
- hightrix 3y agoTL;DR: It is DRM for the web where Google (or others) can only allow specific OS/Browser combination to access a website. If you want to know more, others have written novels in these comments.
- stronglikedan 3y agoNot exactly a nutshell, but here's an explainer: https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/... And here's why it may be bad: https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/ https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environme... And the HN discussion on the latter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36875940 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36875940