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.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•1 year ago

    you need a Microsoft signed stub to boot anything other than Windows on a PC

    False. Every PC I’ve had has allowed Secure Boot to be turned off, and some of them allow me to add another trusted certificate as well.

    you need Apple’s blessing to boot anything on a Mac

    False. The Mac boot process is completely unlocked, at least on Intel Macs.

    your smartphone manufacturer decides whether you can unlock it and lose attestation

    My Pixel 6 allows me to unlock the boot loader at any time.

    Attestation exists, unfortunately, but it’s not nearly as pervasive as you seem to think.

    This is the next logical step, to add “web app” attestation, since the previous ones had barely any pushback

    Uh, there was huge pushback. That’s why even a Microsoft Surface won’t stop you from installing Linux.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•1 year ago

      your smartphone manufacturer decides whether you can unlock it and lose attestation

      My Pixel 6 allows me

      GOTO 10