The much maligned “Trusted Computing” idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google’s ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google’s hands, this would eliminate ad-blocking, this would break any and all accessibility features, this would obliterate any competing platform, this is very much opposed to what the web is.

  • Troy@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Firefox depends on google for funding though. Google could probably deal a killing blow quite easily.

    • juliebean@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 year ago

      i think they probably donate so much to make sure they have at least one competitor so they don’t get busted up like Standard Oil

      • TheYang@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        They are not donating, if I remember correctly fairly recently Microsoft outbid them and bing was default for a bit.

        But maybe I’m not remembering correctly tbh.

      • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I’m skeptical if the government would even do that given how stacked it is with cronies

        • _MusicJunkie@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Don’t know what government you’re referring to, but if the EU anti-trust regulation kicks in it will affect everyone. EU agencies are slow but they do their job eventually.