mattmcal@kbin.socialtoTechnology@lemmy.ml•Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
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1 year agoTechnical explainer:
https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/blob/main/explainer.md#how-it-works
It apparently requires some kind of proprietary operating environment to function, thus making it compatible with free (as in freedom) computing. You would need either a proprietary library/OS or an open OS but a proprietary piece of vendor hardware to act as the attester.
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