Thank you, Florian, a really comprehensive answer. I am not really bothered about my security as I have nothing to hind. I like the way Google lets me save and substitute my credentials for plenty of web resources and across multiple devices. Otherwise, it would not be a problem for me with accessing my Google Account on qutebrowser. I mean Google makes my life easier sometimes and would like to retain his help. At the same time, I like the simplicity and the vim-like nature of qutebrowser.
Anyway, the information that you've shared is quite interesting and helpful. Thank you. ср, 4 дек. 2019 г. в 13:28, Florian Bruhin <[email protected]>: > On Wed, Dec 04, 2019 at 12:39:44PM +0100, Denis Khizhniak wrote: > > So, I have no idea how Google checks the actual browser and whether it's > > possible to fool him. > > Neither do I. Chances are that as soon as someone finds a solution, Google > will > just adjust whatever checking they do to break it again. > > There are various other projects and browsers (including e.g. Brave or > Steam) > affected as well. Some examples: > > https://support.google.com/accounts/thread/21838601 > https://support.google.com/accounts/thread/21634818 > > https://github.com/search?q=%22You+are+trying+to+sign+in+from+a+browser+or+app+that+doesn%27t+allow+us+to+keep+your+account+secure%22&type=Issues > > https://www.reddit.com/r/brave_browser/comments/cyrlt0/you_are_trying_to_sign_in_from_a_browser_or_app/ > https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/e3kb4w/steam_web_browser_problems/ > > There are some people who claim to have a solution, but don't want to talk > about it publicly - precisely because it'll just end up in Google blocking > that > as well. > > I wouldn't be surprised if Google just blocks pretty much everything other > than > Chrome and maybe Firefox. It's ridiculous, but it's yet another sign > showing > that maybe it isn't a good thing to make yourself dependent on Google - > you're > absolutely at their mercy, and they don't exactly have a good track record. > > I've once tried helping someone who only got an internal server error when > trying to open an important attachment of an older mail in GMail. We > contacted > Google Support, and as you'd predict, nothing happened. > > Given that Google really doesn't care about its users, your only option is > either switching browsers, or moving away from Google. I did the latter > years > ago[*]. Seeing what's going on here, this absolutely was the right > decision, > but I'm aware this isn't something everyone can realistically do... > > Florian > > [*] At least for stuff like Calendar and Mail. I still use Youtube (mostly > via > mpv/youtube-dl), Google Play and sometimes Maps (mostly switched to > Openstreetmap/OSMand). > > -- > [email protected] (Mail/XMPP) | https://www.qutebrowser.org > https://bruhin.software/ | > https://github.com/sponsors/The-Compiler/ > GPG: 916E B0C8 FD55 A072 | https://the-compiler.org/pubkey.asc > I love long mails! | https://email.is-not-s.ms/ > -- Best regards, Denis Khizhniak
