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And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was just thinking that I'm sure Google will lobby the US government to get this model enforced as law, making it illegal for anyone to create workarounds, or alternative browsers. And the US legislative government being what it is, will hand Google whatever legislation it wants to turn their nightmare into a reality.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

It is imperative to make as many people as possible aware

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

Since this is something that can be used as a DRM solution, hacking it might be already illegal under the DMCA. IANAL though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What legitimacy does the U.S. government even have anymore in light of not only this, but everything that they've done in the 21st century? Why do we keep listening to them? Why don't we build our own networks and design our own chips?

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

because that would cost a rather large amount of money, which us working-class peasants famously don't have

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

What legitimacy does the U.S. government even have anymore

The Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights, and the Supreme Court.

Why do we keep listening to them?

Democracy, loyalty, nationalism, trillions of dollars, global power, the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard, FBI, CIA, local and federal police, the largest surveillance network in the world, thousands of prisons, and a million other reasons.