cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/5707453
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.
Many said we couldn’t stop it. We, like many, applied pressure, and they backed the fuck off.
We have no room for complacency now though. Google cannot be allowed to dictate web standards. Firefox needs to eat into that Chromium market share.
Never forgive. Never forget.
wow, they are not completely beyond redemption, it seems
They moved too quickly and the backlash was too intense. They will 100% try to push this shit again as soon as they think the market/userbase might bear it.
100% they will try again, they’ll just be a bit more quiet about, maybe do it once integrity feature at a time.
They have a shit ton of work to do. This does not redeem them at all…
This feels a lot like astroturfing/pandering/propaganda. I’ve seen this article posted a ton in the last 24 hours…
They moved too fast, and got negative response and backed off on panic. They will rebrand, and try this again but slower. If you care about freedom, start using Firefox or another gecko based browser.
They got cocky, because chrome currently dominates browser market share.
Companies do this on purpose now. Piss people off, slightly roll things back. People will be less angry when they do the exact same thing again.
I don’t believe for one second they didn’t plan on rolling this back before announcing it.
And because their main competitor depends on them financially.
Redemption implies there was a character to redeem.
It’s a business, and it’s business is intricately locked into goals that match what Web Integrity API stood for. It may be gone now but everyone needs to watch twice as hard. They’ll just try to ease people into the idea more carefully.
people make decisions, not businesses
The number of people involved in the decisions of companies: many of which do not have any actual reason to care about the livelihood, reputation, or ethics of said company…should make it fairly clear that you cannot assume or perceive a company in the same way you do a person.
Most of that’s just lobbying PR anyway to give companies more leverage against…well…people