Comment by dschuetz
2 years ago
Oh yes, it's called WEI as in Web Environment Integrity -https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/25/google_web_environmen... some of its code landed in production Chrome, leading to an outcry. V3 Manifest and WEI are all part of Google's push to make Chrome mandatory to be able to use their services.
It's not just Google's goal, either: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3671132/what-is-manage...
Ensuring you only use the OEM's recommended browser looks like the endgame of the internet.
No, WEI has already been abandoned and removed again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity