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{{Short description|Abandoned API proposal by Google}}

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'''Web Environment Integrity''' ('''WEI''') is an abandoned [[API]] proposal previously under development for [[Google Chrome]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=2023-08-03 |title=Google's nightmare "Web Integrity API" wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrity-api-sounds-like-drm-for-the-web/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en-us}}</ref> A Web Environment Integrity prototype existed in [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=[wei] Ensure Origin Trial enables full feature · chromium/chromium@6f47a22 |url=https://github.com/chromium/chromium/commit/6f47a22906b2899412e79a2727355efa9cc8f5bd |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=GitHub |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=Feature: Web environment integrity API |url=https://chromestatus.com/feature/5796524191121408 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Chrome Platform Status}}</ref> but was removed in November 2023 after extensive criticism by many tech groups.<ref name="abandoned">{{cite web |last1=Claburn |first1=Thomas |date=2023-11-02 |title=Google abandons Web Environment Integrity proposal |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/google_abandons_web_environment_integrity/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=[[The Register]] |language=en}}</ref> Its purpose was to verify that interactions with websites were human and authentic as defined by third-party attesters.