Google's "Web Environment Integrity" Proposal
I'm getting a lot of queries about Google's "Web Environment
Integrity" proposal, and I'm seeing a variety of posts about it, some
of which could best be characterized as, well, rants.
It's a complicated engineering proposal and most notably it is in very
early stages with a large number of explicitly open questions.
There are very real problems that the proposal seeks to address, and
concerns seem to mostly fall into worries about collateral negative
effects as some observers see them.
I frankly do not fully understand the proposal at this time -- as I
said it is early and incomplete -- and I can't even begin to render
any kind of verdict yet. I have asked Google for more information and
communications about this.
In the meantime, I would suggest that hyperbolic attacks on Google (or
any firm) relating to projects put forth for public comment will
mainly serve to discourage that level of openness in the future, and
are not recommended.
I'll say more about this proposal as I learn more and as appropriate.
Thanks. -L
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--Lauren--
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