This is a very worrying development in Europe. This feels a lot like a dream come true for police states... Let's not go there.

Definitely very important as our privacy is attacked once more...

US centric but a very welcome tool. Let's hope we get similar initiatives for other countries as well.

Why you can't trust this kind of proprietary software...

If you're still using Chrome, maybe you shouldn't... They're clearly making it easier to overcome ad blocker and the tracking won't be a third party thing anymore, this browser will directly report on your behavior.

This is really bad... it's way worse than I suspected. The car makers really need to change their practices. Go and sign the petition.

I think I'd have gone further in the past for such a thought experiment... still if you wonder why people are fighting for digital freedom, here is why.

Definitely this! There are awesome Free Software alternatives to Zoom. We need to get more people to use them

Good reminder on how the W3C works and what it evaluates. If Web Environment Integrity would become a "standard" it'd likely be more of a "de facto" thing because a major player shoved it everyone's throat.

This is based on fingerprinting and sometimes fail. If Web Environment Integrity gets through it'll be just worse.

Excellent piece against the Web Environment Integrity proposal from Google.

Good explanations, the parallel and history perspective on Palladium is right. It's the same fight than 20 years ago, it shows up its ugly head regularly. Time to collectively say no once more.

Welcome in France, this country which claims to be a beacon for Human Rights but has a problem with its law enforcement for the past two centuries... surveillance abounds and its accelerating.

Indeed, we need more traffic going through Tor if we want to keep it effective.

The FSF words are strong but deserved in this case. Let's hope it marks the beginning of an efficient campaign against this move from Google.

I was indeed thinking this looks awfully similar to some things we've seen in the past... It needs to be fought as well.

More details and analysis about the events unfolding around the Google "Web Environment Integrity" proposal. This still doesn't bode well. Whatever they claim it seems clear it's about getting rid of ad-blockers.

This is a welcome consequence of the CJUE ruling. Be warned, think twice before reaching for Google Analytics.

A reminder of what's going on in France... and it's bleak. Lots of things can turn you into a suspect at this point.

You encrypt your communications or data? You try to avoid surveillance from the GAFAM? You use Tor or a VPN?

If anything bad happens around you, then you'll turn into a suspect, this is due to the "clandestine behavior" you entertain... so for sure you are part of some "conspiracy".

This is very worrying.

Things improved a bit... they also got worse in a way. This stays an ongoing fight for the years to come.