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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/technology
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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] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why DRM is bad period. It takes away your power and gives it to a single authority

[–] poopkins 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The difficulty as I've understood it, is that this isn't sustainable for streaming services: if a bad actor knows how to serve the media request, there are no guarantees if they are actually licenced to watch it. I'm not especially knowledgeable in this field though, so perhaps there are other solutions that would mitigate concerns around the use of DRM.

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

I personally think that the end does justify the means. Sure Disney, Netflix and others might be concerned about piracy but at the end of the day they don't have much to say in terms of morals.