Your choice of browser matters — Google’s Web DRM and the open internet

https://grafcube.codeberg.page/blog/2023/08/06/web-drm-api.html

I wrote this blog post to inform the people I know who aren’t as tech savvy or otherwise don’t put any thought into their choice of browser. Another goal is to help get enough awareness on the topic and make sure it fails.

@opensource @privacy #webintegrityapi #WEI #google #mozilla #chrome #firefox #chromium #foss #opensource #OpenWeb #privacy #drm #nodrm #drmfree #freesoftware #browser

  • JackGreenEarth
    9•1 year ago

    I don’t really like Mozilla, but how is Google any better? And those are the two options, unfortunately.

    • @wAkawAkaEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      And those are the two options, unfortunately.

      Exactly. Mozilla is better but not that much. What we really need is a 100% community-developed browser engine sponsored by several large companies that are independent from each other. But seems like it’s too late, we’re boiled frogs at this point. Although maybe these are the circumstances under which such an initiative could finally emerge.

      • z3rOR0ne
        1•1 year ago

        Developing a community based browser engine that remains up to date with all the updates to the html, css, and javascript standards would require an immense amount of infrastructure and monetary backing. Essentially Firefox’s Spidermonkey is the closest we have.

        I’d be curious if Mozilla could somehow get enough funding without Google or Microsoft or any other big tech corporate funding/influence and still keep up to date with new features and security patches. Doesn’t seem likely though.

        Librewolf on Linux Desktop with NoScript, Chameleon, etc. Mull on Android mobile with similar. (Both are firefox based).

        I’m on Graphene OS for mobile though, which necessitates the use of Google’s Pixel and uses a hardened Chromium based browser called Vanadium. Main dev has criticized Firefox for being insecure in the past, but still use Mull anyway…