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Firefox adds Google Play Integrity checks for it's AI features (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
6 points by drewfax 2 days ago
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Interesting choice. Play Integrity is typically used to verify app/device authenticity on Android, so this likely ties more to protecting AI features from abuse than anything browser-related...
What does this mean?
It means that if you root your phone or use a custom ROM, Firefox will help remote third parties detect that you did so, so that they can block you from accessing them.
Well that's unfortunate.