Perhaps I'm out of the loop, but the EU attempting to make it illegal to distribute web browsers that don't include certain features is unexpected (and deeply worrying) to me.
The position paper linked in the article above says:
> This is because through Article 45.2, the legislative proposal, in effect, mandates that browsers automatically include Trust Service Providers (TSPs) in their browser root programs.
I haven't read the law in question but I would take "mandates" to imply that doing the opposite is somehow prohibited by the proposed law.
Why should the EU? Mozilla doesn't decide that, it gives you the option while suggesting a standard to make surfing the web feasible, but you can revoke that trust at any time. The EU wants to change that.
dahfizz|4 years ago
Deeply worrying, yes, but not unexpected.
wahlis|4 years ago
furi|4 years ago
> This is because through Article 45.2, the legislative proposal, in effect, mandates that browsers automatically include Trust Service Providers (TSPs) in their browser root programs.
I haven't read the law in question but I would take "mandates" to imply that doing the opposite is somehow prohibited by the proposed law.
Shadonototra|4 years ago
Why should a foreign country have control over my interests?
Why should Mozilla DECIDE what I should and shouldn't trust?
I am very glad that the public opinion decided to not trust Firefox at all (3% market share today)
plandis|4 years ago
raxxorrax|4 years ago