•  LiveLM   ( @LiveLM@lemmy.zip ) 
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    11 months ago

    I know right? The article touches on this:

    Google said the inspiration for the original Web Integrity project was Android’s Play Integrity API, which already scans your phone for root privileges and denies access to things

    ^^^ this should have never, ever been a thing!

    •  0xD   ( @0xD@infosec.pub ) 
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      211 months ago

      That is just standard and a completely sensible security measure for preventing people from tampering with an application. It cannot replace proper, server-side security measures but is a big step. Especially for stuff like banking applications.