Parodia
  • Communities
  • Multi-communities
  • Support Lemmy
  • Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
Privacy@lemmy.mlbynil@piefed.ca
1 month

Google's New Remote Attestation Scheme is As Bad As Its Old One

www.eff.org English

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/69062683

6
    Google owes its existence to the open web, but today, its technological “innovations” have much to do with locking users into a “walled garden.” The latest of these is “reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification,” an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, "de-googled" versions of Android. These “indie Android” versions are favored by people who want to protect their privacy and their attention by blocking trackers and ads.
    You must log in or register to comment.

    • blackbrook@mander.xyz
      1 month

      Just one quibble:

      The only reason to make a dishwasher that refuses a rival’s dishes is if the manufacturer’s own dishes are ugly, expensive, and/or badly made

      No, greed is reason enough. If they think they can get away with it, they would do that whether the dishes are good or bad, just to maximize how much money they can squeeze out of their customers.

      • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1 month

        There has too been talk about Google using it to block desktop OSs like Linux. By requiring validation against a QR you have to scan from an Android or iOS phone.

        https://reddthat.com/post/69062683

        I swear I saw that URL 5 times before realizing it probably doesn’t belong to Redhat.

          • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtfEnglish
            27 days

            This smells of two odors: 1) Retaliation against the GrapheneOS deal with Lenovo/Moto Mobility and 2) Getting desktop users rounded up into the Google ecosystem before the launch of AluminumOS.

              • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                27 days

                AluminumOS

                Thanks, I did not even know about that.

                Do. Not. Want.

              • Dran@lemmy.world
                1 month

                Even with your comment it took me three lol

              • PeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
                1 month

                fuck Google all day every day

                posted on a pixel phone because im a hypocrite

                Privacy@lemmy.ml

                privacy@lemmy.ml

                Subscribe from remote instance

                Create post

                Report community

                Modlog
                You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !privacy@lemmy.ml

                A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

                Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

                In this community everyone is welcome to post links and discuss topics related to privacy.

                Some Rules

                • Posting a link to a website containing tracking isn’t great, if contents of the website are behind a paywall maybe copy them into the post
                • Don’t promote proprietary software
                • Try to keep things on topic
                • If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered
                • Reposts are fine, but should have at least a couple of weeks in between so that the post can reach a new audience
                • Be nice :)

                Related communities

                • Lemmy.ml libre_culture
                • Lemmy.ml privatelife
                • Lemmy.ml DeGoogle
                • Lemmy.ca privacy

                much thanks to @gary_host_laptop for the logo design :)

                Visibility: Public

                This community is visible to everyone.

                • 278 users / Day
                • 1.96K users / Week
                • 5.53K users / Month
                • 7.95K users / 6 months
                • 511 posts
                • 7.65K comments
                • 1 local subscriber
                • 50.5K subscribers
                • Mods:
                • k_o_t@lemmy.ml
                • BE: 1.0.0-beta.1
                • Modlog
                • Legal
                • Instances
                • Docs
                • Code
                • join-lemmy.org