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Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 79 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months 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.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

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

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months 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.