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I don't think calling it DRM is a mislabel. It would say exactly the same thing about a video game using this feature to enforce that people don't block in-game advertisements or bypass the need to pay micropayments for features or virtual currency.

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BrendanEich

@BrendanEich

Jul 25, 2019

Replying to @DanielMicay @justsee and @bcrypt

You picked a fight. "DRM" abuse, then "enforced viewing". Ad fraud is real and the $320B/year growing to $1T system uses JS nonsense against it, fruitlessly except for the CYA shakedown artists who sell tag-level antifraud. G & FB use what you mislabel "DRM". We aim to as well.

11:48 PM · Jul 25, 2019Twitter Web App

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The software is actively doing something to prevent users from using a modified version of it to bypass restrictions on content / usage. I'm happy to call this DRM. Attestation can be used to protect users/devices rather than placing restrictions. I also never said DRM was evil.

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Now you're conflating the tool with uses. DRM means TEE with secret-key protocol where the content owner controls content, key, TEE code, vs the user. Debasing this to mean antifraud tech provided by app stores is an aid to fraud, as well as bad for rational discourse (debasing).

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You're claiming that I said something that I didn't. I never said that attestation was DRM, or that SafetyNet attestation in particular was DRM. Using it for this purpose is what I am referring to as DRM i.e. enforcing restrictions on what the user can do with the app or content.

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This is false. Without safetynet users still get Brave's baseline features: ad/tracker blocking, fingerprinting protection, cross-site referer blinding, &c. They even can opt into Brave Rewards and fund their own anonymous donations. They just can't take 70% ad revshare. Yeesh!

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I'm going to reply to my reply. You tweeted that we replace ads in page slots. False. You abused DRM to describe anti-fraud tech that limits only Brave user ads, which are opt in. These are either hugely ignorant errors on your part, or lies. No third way!

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