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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

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[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

I've only had like 1 issue on desktop in the last like 5 years. Mobile I've bumped into a few hiccups with forms, sliders, and other elements not working properly. If I can't resolve the issue by requesting the desktop site I go to my computer or Chrome in an absolute emergency.

That said, I'd take a (waaay) sub-1% failure rate any day in exchange for having the joy of uBlock Origin on my phone. If you're on Android, I can't recommend Firefox enough thanks to the add-on support.