• aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social
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        1 year ago

        Passkeys (which are broader than just Apple) and this are not related at all. Regardless, Apple absolutely has interest in controlling browsers. Hell, they already do it on iOS, where you can’t use any rendering engine other than theirs.

        The only reason they might be against this is because they feel they can’t control it the way they want.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t think it’s related at all. You can implement passwordless technologies like FIDO2 and Webauthn without browser attestation.

        A far cry from what Google is trying to do or their long term plans

        It’s literally very similar technology though, and none of us know Apple’s long-term plans for it. It’s well-known in the digital ad industry that Apple are trying to increase the size of their ad network. Locking down tracking (app tracking transparency) is also advantageous to them as it only applies to third parties - Apple can still track users.