▲ 316 ▼ Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed (httptoolkit.com) submitted 3 years ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 78 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (5 children) is there any positive use case for it for the user at all? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago No, its an alternate evil scheme to uniquely identify users and not bots. Replacing the phone number. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) For sites that support it, you don't have to fill out a captcha. Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) ^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). No it doesn't. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed "we trust this user is human" message. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Based on what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago No, its an alternate evil scheme to uniquely identify users and not bots. Replacing the phone number. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) For sites that support it, you don't have to fill out a captcha. Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) ^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). No it doesn't. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed "we trust this user is human" message. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Based on what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) ^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info). No it doesn't. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed "we trust this user is human" message. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Based on what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Based on what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Based on the spec. The token is simply a signature that can be checked at the issuing party (Apple for this news item). permalink fedilink source parent