Google has defended its Web Environment Integrity on the grounds that it aims to make web browsing more private and safe through tokens.

Attacks and doxing make me personally MORE likely to support stronger safety features in chromium, as such acts increase my suspicion that there is significant intimidation from criminals who are afraid this feature will disrupt their illegal and/or unethical businesses, and I don’t give in to criminals or bullies

Kick a puppy
Get attacked for kicking a puppy
“These attacks make me MORE likely to keep kicking puppies, as I don’t give in to intimidation from criminals and bullies that want healthy puppies for their nefarious ends.”

  • @Badland9085@lemm.eeEnglish
    196•1 year ago

    They’re literally burning bridges after crossing them huh. Web scraping is illegal? Their fucking search engine was powered by a web scraper.

    WEI is plain anti-competition to me now. Most, if not all, of their stated reasons are now just facade to me.

    Fuck Google. I know this isn’t constructive or helpful, but fuck em.

    • @Laxaria@lemmy.worldEnglish
      49•1 year ago

      Google gained control of the web by populating the world with Chrome/Chromium and wants to strong arm the web as a whole through it. Climbing the ladder and pulling it up from underneath them, with their fisted approach to Manifest V3 the beginning salvo.

      For Google it’s just another day in the office.

    • meseek #2982
      35•1 year ago

      The standard “but it’s different when we do it” principle. It’s a powerful tool.