Google’s experimental Android WebView Media Integrity API could patch the YouTube Vanced loophole once and for all

Google could kill YouTube Vanced for good::The company is exploring an integrity API that could lock down WebViews with DRM

  • @rdri@lemmy.worldEnglish
    70•1 year ago

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Manuel Vonau • Senior Google Editor

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    • ElPussyKangarooEnglish
      48•1 year ago

      Given that Revanced patches the YouTube app, Monsieur Vonau is most certainly wrong.

    • @Marruk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31•1 year ago

      Manuel Vonau

      From his bio on that site (https://www.androidpolice.com/author/manuel-vonau/):

      Manuel studied Media and Culture studies in Düsseldorf, finishing his university career with a master’s thesis titled “The Aesthetics of Tech YouTube Channels: Production of Proximity and Authenticity.” His background gives him a unique perspective on the ever-evolving world of technology and its implications on society. He isn’t shy to dig into technical backgrounds and the nitty-gritty developer details, either.

      So he’s a marketing guy with possibly zero tech background beyond watching YouTube videos, who isn’t afraid to discuss “nitty-gritty developer details” despite apparently not actually understanding them.

      • @neutron@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        3•1 year ago

        To be fair, you can be a developer maintaining a website or an app for a company that operates on stuff you have no idea about. Working for a hospital doesn’t mean you can perform surgery.

        • @Marruk@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          I actually am a developer who works for a hospital. I wouldn’t write articles or otherwise create materials discussing the “nitty gritty medical details”.