Web Integrity – The Arrogance of Corporations

As the news of Google's Web Integrity API proposals ripples across the internet, people (rightly) pore over the implications. Some (rightly, given Google's ethical record) assume the worst motives; others explore the technical nitty-gritty.

But I think we should focus on the rationale as outlined by Google themselves. Particularly these:

* "Websites funded by ads require proof that their users are human and not bots...

* Social websites need to differentiate between real user engagement and fake engagement...

I'm struck …

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