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Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The much maligned "Trusted Computing" idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google's ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google's hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Years ago i would have agreed with you, but on this era of heavy capitalist surveillance you don't want to give them the chance, they'll get every bit of data they can get about you. That and ads are strong dissemination vectors for malware. If i want to support something i'd rather do it directly, ads have proven to be noxious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish there was some kind of "ethical ad" standard, such that we can be served ads, maybe even "relevant" ads (with relevant topics picked by users), but without any tracking or malware, and in fact, with some kind of technology that prevents tracking instead of certifying to the advertisers that the user didn't "tamper" with their pc so they can track as much as they want (I'm not aware of such a standard or technology. Genuine question: is there such a thing?).

Heck, I'd be even in favor of a standard to "pay to disable ads", with reasonable fees, so that websites I like get their per-view dues, but without tracking or ads. If there was some kind of technology to send money to others without being tracked, kinda like back in the day when we used to buy newspapers at the newsstand with actual cash, but digital ... who said "cryptocurrency"? Right, I heard they were actually invented to be used as currency, rather than high risk investing/speculation device ... anyways, let me not digress (too much) ...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

duckduckgo shows basic ads when you search for anything

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can't agree too much with you. Here, take this as a sign of my appreciation🎖