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eterps@sopuli.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed

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Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed

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eterps@sopuli.xyz to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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There's been a lot of concern recently about the Web Environment Integrity proposal, developed by a selection of authors from Google, and…
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    Would someone kindly eli5? The dictionary definition was not helpful.

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      The author does a pretty good job of explaining the potential problems this technology could cause. Scroll down to Why Attestation Is Bad.

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        Thank you. I did see that, but was left wondering more exactly. Is it the same as cars locking features behind a subscription?

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