Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

For the best Twitter experience, please use Microsoft Edge, or install the Twitter app from Microsoft Store.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
mikewest's profile
Mike West
Mike West
Mike West
@mikewest

Tweets

Mike West

@mikewest

Making the web marginally less insecure, one deprecation at a time. I work on Chrome's security team, but my tweets are my own, etc, etc.

München, DE
mikewest.org
Joined December 2006

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Mike West‏ @mikewest Jan 14
    • Report Tweet

    Mike West Retweeted Intent To Ship

    I'm excited about this. The UA string is a mess, somewhat fingerprintable, and legitimate use cases can be better and more clearly served by moving the information to an HTTPS-only client hint (a la https://wicg.github.io/ua-client-hints/ …).https://twitter.com/intenttoship/status/1217052813081161728 …

    Mike West added,

    Intent To Ship @intenttoship
    Blink: Intent to Deprecate and Freeze: The User-Agent string https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msg/blink-dev/-2JIRNMWJ7s/yHe4tQNLCgAJ …
    5:40 AM - 14 Jan 2020
    • 30 Retweets
    • 76 Likes
    • guitarrapc_tech Roland Kreuzer 🦥 🇭𝖎𝖊𝖚 🇩𝖆𝖓𝖌 Sam Lustgarten, Ph.D. John Kilmister Avadhut Sawant Keith Bingman Kevin O'Neil Jarda Snajdr
    6 replies 30 retweets 76 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Mike Sherov (he/him)  🚀‏ @mikesherov Jan 14
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikewest

        Would a partial UA freeze accomplish the same thing without the ecosystem churn? And what are plans to address the "first visit" problem? "Client Hints Preload List"?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Mike West‏ @mikewest Jan 14
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikesherov

        A partial freeze wouldn't flip UA information from on-by-default to opt-in. I think the client hint infrastructure is the right way to make this data available to servers. Likewise, the first visit problem is one that CH needs to address generally. @yoavweiss has ideas.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. 10 more replies
      1. New conversation
      2. Steven Roussey‏ @sroussey Jan 14
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikewest

        The rest of google is going to hate this. No one browser sniffs via UA more than Google.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Mike West‏ @mikewest Jan 14
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @sroussey

        Google is large, it contains multitudes. I'm pretty sure some folks will be less excited about this change than I am. :)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. 1 more reply
      1. New conversation
      2. Aram Zucker-Scharff‏ @Chronotope Jan 14
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikewest

        Cool! What's the schedule for UA-CH to be testable as-proposed in Canary?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. 4 more replies
      1. User-ISNUK  👀‏ @DerNivel Jan 15
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikewest

        Didn't Google change from Inc. to LLC some years ago? Just asking because the draft is mentioning "Google Inc."

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Huuuze‏ @Huuuze Jan 25
        • Report Tweet
        Replying to @mikewest

        If I'm understanding this correctly, will users be given browser options that allow them to _decide_ what they share with a website?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2020 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Imprint
      • Cookies
      • Ads info