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Google tries to defend its Web Environment Integrity (techreport.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, how the hell is this supposed to prevent bots? Unless Google are planning to completely lock the browser down to prevent user scripting and all extensions then surely you can still automate the browser?

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unless Google are planning to completely lock the browser down to prevent user scripting and all extensions

Ding ding ding!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then how are Web Devs supposed to run automated tests?

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Through the soon to be "Google WebTest, the WEI compliant test suite, powered by AI!"

Or something like that. Selling the antidote for the poison you created.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Or they just don't enable it in their test env.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't actually prevent anything because you can just use a different browser.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Remember those "Please use a supported browser" messages websites had?

With Web Environment Integrity they'll be back, and worse.