Web Environment Integrity: Difference between revisions

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On July 21, 2023, Wiser and fellow Google engineer Yoav Weiss added a [[code of conduct]] to the explanation repository<ref>{{Cite web |title=Create CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md · RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity@7998217 |url=https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/commit/7998217b3d7334a71c26c52aeeadc1c6b1ba1dc4 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref> and locked it from receiving new comments, issues or pull requests.{{cn|date=August 2023}} On the same day, preliminary code was added to Chromium to implement the standard. This also received a large amount of highly negative comments.<ref name=":1" />

On November 2, 2023, Google abandoned the proposal, removed the prototype implementation from Chromium, and proposed a replacement API named "Android WebView Media Integrity API" limited to WebViews on Android. Google plans to start testing the new API with partners in early 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |lastname=Claburn |first=Thomas |date=2023-11-02 |title=Google abandons Web Environment Integrity API proposal |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/google_abandons_web_environment_integrity/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en |quote=an early access program planned for next"abandoned" year.}}</ref>

== Reception ==