Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
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Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
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Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#2Not defending it, but given that they use the word "secure" three times in two sentences, I'm wondering if it's shown to browsers that don't support DBSC. Google has been really pushing/overselling this as a magical solution to cookie theft.
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#3It states something about "your organisation's security requirements", do they document what requirements cause this rejection page? Some kind if changed default perhaps?
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#4Do it then
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#5Smells anticompetitive to me
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#6Seems like a monopolistic move.
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#7It states something about "your organisation's security requirements", do they document what requirements cause this rejection page? Some kind if changed default perhaps?
Maybe not, but I have the feeling Google doesn't like that FF continues to support manifest v2.
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#8It appears website developers desperately want to return to a world where browsers actively pretend to be another browser*.
Want to check for DBSC? Enjoy not knowing whether the browser vendor decided to just roll a simple software implementation.
Nothing good comes from browser detection over feature detection anyways. It's time to do away with user-agents and other overt identifying markers, and if we're still not in a better place, aggressively start stubbing features.
* to some degree they still are. Firefox still ships with an user-agent override list for certain websites that have outdated user-agent sniffing for feature detection (and other fixes in about:compat).
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#9Is it not:
https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/security/create...
The Org admin can put all sorts of restrictions on who can do what based on the client device setup.
Re: Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
#10It appears website developers desperately want to return to a world where browsers actively pretend to be another browser*. Want to check for DBSC? Enjoy not knowing whether the browser vendor decided to just roll a simple software implementation. Nothing good comes from browser detection over feature detection anyways. It's time to do away with user-agents and other overt identifying markers, and if we're still not…
You mean the same that gave Chrome its market share, by adopting ChromeOS features, and shipping Electron apps?