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Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 108 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That usually means they will have something worse at a later time.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

The most likely option is that they will rebrand and we will have to push back against a "completely new, completely different functionality" in a few months.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have to figure out how to apply DRM to YouTube first.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I mean, Widevine is present in all browsers and actively used by Netflix for example. YouTube also uses this when you're watching movies on YouTube Movies.

Not running DRM on the majority of YouTube content is also likely due to the added cost of running such encryption (the encryption is usually on a per-customer level, not one key fits all) and the added bandwidth and computer cycles required. Not to mention that this might be a legal struggle with the content creators.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it makes me worried about what they have planned to replace it.