Google Tries to Defend Its Web Environment Integrity as Critics Slam It as Dangerous
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Google has defended its Web Environment Integrity on the grounds that it aims to make web browsing more private and safe through tokens.

I’m happy to see this being noticed more and more. Google wants to destroy the open web, so it’s a lot at stake.

Google basically says “Trust us”. What a joke.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Firefox in the meanwhile but long term we need to move away from the unfathomably bloated web protocol standard/browsers.

    • TheYear2525@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Web protocol? Which one?

      I wouldn’t consider http or dns bloated, for instance. And tcp/ip isn’t web-specific enough for me to think that’s what you mean by “the web protocol”.

      Are you just trying to say you don’t like websites in a way that sounds techy?

        • TheYear2525@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 year ago

          That’s a rant about the complexity of modern browser engines, not the protocols. The web worked just fine before CSS and JS. The protocols aren’t the problem. Lynx is still being maintained if you want the web without the bloat of features like js and inline images.

          • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 year ago

            I believe the rant demonstrates there cannot be more competition for browsers and therefore justifies the idea that browsers will stagnate and come to an end. I think the solution will be to move away from one application doing many things to using separate software dedicated to narrow purposes.

    • dan@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      What’s the “web protocol”? Are you talking about HTTP?

            • dan@lemm.eeEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Ok well, the modern web technology ecosystem is incredibly featureful and flexible, it allows a huge array of options for building rich interactive applications, all delivered to your browser on-demand in a few seconds.

              Sure some of the technologies involved aren’t perfect (and I challenge you to find any system that feature-rich that doesn’t have a few dark corners), but there really no alternative option that comes close in terms of flexibility and maturity.