How would that be possible? A libre plugin could just be modified to dump the unencrypted stream to disk, rendering the entire system useless.
(Not to say this is impossible in the non-free case, but it's obviously easier in the libre case.) On Fri, 2013-05-17 at 10:52 -0500, David Loyall wrote: > I need further information about this subject before I can form an > opinion about this. > > Would the proposed implementation allow libre plugins? 'Allow' means > gratis use of the system. Or would it only allow entities that can > afford some expensive license to use it? (Netflix, BBC, etc.) > > Thanks, > --Dave > > On May 17, 2013 8:13 AM, "Andrew Roffey" > <[email protected]> wrote: > Despite the serious implications that are sure to follow EME > if it is > implemented by web browsers, I have been thinking of possible > non-DRM > use cases of EME that might be useful to the free software > community. > > A Firefox Sync-type of system is what I thought of initially. > Firefox > Sync uses Mozilla's network servers to host an encrypted copy > of the > bookmarks and settings of any user that has opted to use that > service. > Although there are a few minor privacy implications (Mozilla > might be > able to see when a user is online) and the possibility that > Mozilla > could disable an account relatively easy, Firefox Sync does > offer > convenience with a lower risk than many other similar network > services. > > (More info on exactly how FF Sync encryption works can be > found at > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_Sync) > > With the help of EME, the combination of a libre plugin and > libre > JavaScript could work similarly to Firefox Sync, but for other > non-bookmark uses. For example, a file upload service could > use EME to > allow a user to optionally use a libre plugin installed by the > user to > encrypt the contents of uploaded files. Then when the user > downloads > those files again (encrypted), EME could be used to help a > plugin > decrypt those files within the browser. > > Technically, this may already be possible without EME. I > haven't > explored EME in any significant detail, so maybe I'm entirely > wrong and > it wouldn't be useful at all. However, I'm aware that EME does > help with > key exchange on the browser-level, and provides a standard API > for > dealing with encrypted content. It could also make it easier > to handle > support multiple cryptosystems (or the lack of one). > > (More info on EME can be found at > > https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-media/raw-file/tip/encrypted-media/encrypted-media.html) > > Could EME really be useful, at all? Any feedback, comments, > discussion, > corrections, criticism and opinions are welcome. :-) > > Andrew. > > -- Sent from Ubuntu
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