• shrugal@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    We could build a public database (like SponsorBlock) of known ad video slices and detect them that way.

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      1 year ago

      There will always be a way to detect and block ads.

      I’m not worried.

      • TauZero@mander.xyz
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        1 year ago

        That’s why Google is pushing hard their Web Environment Integrity. It’s DRM for the browser! They want the TPM chip in your computer to attest that the code running processing the video stream is authentic. Then you can’t slice out the ads because you do not have physical access to the inside of TPM. With HDCP encryption on the HDMI video output, you gonna need to point a literal video camera at the physical screen to DVR the video and slice out the ads later.

        They’ve been working hard for decades to lock down the video pipeline with TPM and HDCP and now WEI. They said “don’t worry about it” and we let them. They are really close to snapping the trap shut!

        Now please excuse me, my tongue is falling off with all the acronyms…