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Google is already pushing WEI(DRM Webpage) into Chromium (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It will likely not work inside a VM. Haven't looked into the implementation, but they will probably want to use the hardware DRM manufacturers have been sneaking into the CPUs and GPUs.

So you will be required to use "approved" CPU, "approved" OS and "approved" browser to access certain websites, as it is already the case with online streaming. You can kiss foss goodbye.

[–] livie@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 points 1 year ago

Entirely separate laptop purely for those annoying sites it is, then. At least until the approval inevitably gets cracked and can be bypassed.

[–] andruid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Pass a vTPU maybe it will