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[–] bappity 123 points 1 year ago (2 children)

are they seriously still going ahead with this shit? Web Integrity API is the worst idea in existence

[–] finestnothing 81 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If the web integrity API goes live and I can't use some sites because of it, it will be very nice to have a very clear filter on what websites are complete garbage for using it. Vivat librewolf + VPN!

[–] bappity 65 points 1 year ago (2 children)

any websites that implement that API will never see me visit them ever again

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Probably Netflix, YouTube, and streaming apps first. I'd say banks, but banks are slow. Games won't take long. If there's not enough blowback it'll spread to every website that uses captchas today.

[–] CaptPretentious 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like if a bank is going to use it, there needs to be a clear financial reason to. Because if someone can't access their account, they might lose their shit and leave for the first bank whose website works.

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

This is the reason that banks can’t even roll out MFA beyond a text message. Everybody uses a bank, less people use Netflix. The customer support headache if only 0.1% of people have to call in defeats any cost savings, and they already are ready to write off a lot of losses due to crime etc

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

Korean banks already require some pretty weird stuff. It's not common in the US at all, thankfully, but I can see them adopting it...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is the kick in the butt I needed to de-google my life. I've already gotten halfway there, just need to make the full switch to proton mail, and then see what I can disconnect from my android phone.

I would hate to switch to Apple, but I may consider it if they are gonna pull this nonsense.

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

Try a Pixel + Custom ROM?

[–] PieMePlenty 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahh so I'm about to stop visiting some sites I see. Thanks google for the internet break.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not that I don't fully agree actually, but just want to point out that... Not using the web is an outcome they absolutely want. That way only the "right people" are using the Internet so there can be the maximum amount of advertising and money made from each iota of bandwidth they have pried from their hands.

You aren't monetizable? Well they don't want you wasting resources if you won't increase their paycheck. It's just the Internet once again being early in resource hording.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

they are already implementing it in chome