Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM - eviltoast

The Chrome team says they’re not going to pursue Web Integrity but…

it is piloting a new Android WebView Media Integrity API that’s “narrowly scoped, and only targets WebViews embedded in apps.”

They say its because the team “heard your feedback.” I’m sure that’s true, and I can wildly speculate that all the current anti-trust attention was a factor too.

  • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They had some of those changes already checked into their code base. It’ll be interesting to see how much of that code comes back out.

    • maniclucky@lemmy.world
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      My money is on zero. They’ll comment it out and then turn it back on when no one is looking.

      • El Barto@lemmy.world
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        Comment out? Nah, they’ll just put it behind a feature flag so it keeps passing the tests.