Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed

lautan@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.world – 312 points –
Apple already shipped attestation on the web, and we barely noticed
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It's not a problem until more sites start REQUIRING it, and then it's too late. Even if some Apple already provides it, it's more dangerous as use grows

It makes it even more easy to adjust online prices for apple users, lol

is there any positive use case for it for the user at all?

No, its an alternate evil scheme to uniquely identify users and not bots. Replacing the phone number.

For sites that support it, you don't have to fill out a captcha.

Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info).

^Instead it transmits a list of running processes (or other, formerly private info).

No it doesn't. Attestation is simply a cryptographicly signed "we trust this user is human" message.