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Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification (vivaldi.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ruffsl@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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Will accessibility tools that rely on automating input to the browser cause it to become untrusted? Will it affect extensions? The spec does currently specify a carveout for browser modifications and extensions, but those can make automating interactions with a website trivial. So, either the spec is useless or restrictions will eventually be applied there too.

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[–] exussum@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if you were to diminish any valid reasons to not add this DRM feature, what are the actual reasons they think are pro consumer?

[–] odium@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Harder for scammers/hackers iirc.

But this also makes it harder for devs to run tests.

[–] exussum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you figure?

[–] odium@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Saw some Google bootlicker on GitHub issues talking about how the policy will prevent a lot of automated stuff including bots and many hacker tools.