Real find in a website's javascript by dean in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
Reddit’s deal with OpenAI will plug its posts into “ChatGPT and new products” by dean in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

don't worry, google also has a partnership with reddit! why doesn't reddit just have an open api like they used to? good question!

YouTube Blocks Access to Protest Anthem in Hong Kong by dean in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] dean@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

I think the reason people are mad is less about "google please follow the law" and more about "google please do the right thing"

Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded? by dean in c/technology@beehaw.org
[-] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

it's both publicly-traded companies and VC-owned companies. any product that is required to constantly report their earnings and risk their company being dissolved if they don't increase profits year-to-year.

For the Discerning Geologist by dean in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[-] dean@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

gonna have to consult venture overwatch on this one

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Google Chrome's Web Environment Integrity feature has been cancelled (9to5google.com)
submitted 11 months ago by dean@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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While WEI is thankfully cancelled, it's not entirely cancelled... They're planning on making it available still in WebViews with the intention that websites can check if a malicious Android app is trying to do a phishing scheme.

Seems like such a niche "security" feature... what are they really trying to accomplish here? Something seems fishy to me

"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet by dean in c/technology@beehaw.org

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