1. Google Cloud Fraud Defence Exposed as WEI Rebrand: Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Rebranded Browser Integrity API
A new analysis from PrivateCaptcha alleges that Google Cloud Fraud Defence (CFD) is essentially Web Environment Integrity (WEI) repackaged under a different name. WEI, Google's controversial browser attestation proposal, faced intense pushback from privacy advocates and web standards communities in 2023 over concerns i...