Google owes its existence to the open web, but today, its technological “innovations” have much to do with locking users into a “walled garden.” The latest of these is “reCAPTCHA Mobile Verification,” an experimental initiative that will let companies block users if they are running independent, "de-googled" versions of Android. These “indie Android” versions are favored by people who want to protect their privacy and their attention by blocking trackers and ads.
I was going to add this. Yea Google is notorious for refusing to license new browsers for usage of the DRM’s they own and maintain, instead stringing them along for years at a time without ever rejecting it, so they can give the image that they aren’t suppressing competition.
apologize, just now noticed this is a 2 week old comment.
Is it bad to reply to 2 week old comments? I thought it was fine here