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by lern_too_spel 3203 days ago
> If I can compile it out, or get a version that someone I trust has compiled with it removed

You can. https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2015/05/12/mozil...

> that only leaves the rest of the web as a botnet attack surface.

1. Every new feature added to the web platform increases the attack surface of the browser, so this concern is not unique to EME. In this case, it removed a reason somebody would otherwise install Flash, which has a significantly larger attack surface.

2. All the major web browsers implemented EME before it became a standard, so the standardization of EME does not change anything here.