[sir_brickalot]

Isn't this already the reality in the mobile space?

I own a rooted Samsung device and have to jump through 100 hoops to be able to use my banking app or Netflix or some rando game (which I don't actually play). SafetyNet broken, hardware fuse blown, Magisk Hide + some other havks just to still be able to do online banking.

I just want to be able to ssh into my own device or install a real ad blocker, like Adaway without losing access to real world applications.

This is all very depressing.

[dvngnt_]

it is the reality for mobile.

on iphone you can't even install software that apple doesn't explicitly allow.

they would love to extend this to all computing devices to remove control

[awesomeMilou]

> they would love to extend this to all computing devices to remove control

That's not really true. Apple is encroaching freedom of software choice on their devices, but they know that they can't extend the same kind of security policies to the desktop. You can disable secure boot on Macs and even run Linux if you like. Additionally, it's a bit difficult but if you disable SIP you do get access to the entire systems file system. They're a shitty company when it comes to repair-ability and their walled garden, but they know they can't extend this to the desktop, or else they would disqualify themselves from the developer market (where they are quite popular).

[erulabs]

Yes, exactly correct. WEI is a way to turn this mobile device signing nightmare into a web standard that can be enforced across all devices.