• FoxBJK@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Except you’ll have to keep a copy of Chrome handy because this is less about what software you’re using and more about which apps are attested and approved for that website.

    Once your bank says “we’re requiring this” it’s kinda over isn’t it?

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      1 year ago

      Your bank will only do it, if, and only if, Chrome is a majority of browsers they see.

      How do you stop that? By not using it.

      Everyone keeps postulating over a terrible future, but won’t actually do anything now, today, to help prevent it.

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        1 year ago

        The bank already has your money. Asking you to install a free app to use their services would not be seen by regulators as unreasonable. Especially when they play the security argument.

        I don’t see how Chrome has to be in the majority for some sectors to start relying on these kinds of attestations. Safari already has a similar mechanism, so that right there is the majority of mobile users when you include Chrome.

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            1 year ago

            I fear voting with one’s wallet is not enough to prevent any business from doing something in their best interests at the expense of the consumer/user. When it comes to banks we’d have to place our hope the governments… which relies of them actually representing voters.

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        1 year ago

        But Chrome is already the dominant browser, and Firefox has like 2% market share last time I checked.