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> How does this affect browser modifications and extensions? Web Environment Integrity attests the legitimacy of the underlying hardware and software stack, it does not restrict the indicated application’s functionality: E.g. if the browser allows extensions, the user may use extensions; if a browser is modified, the modified browser can still request Web Environment Integrity attestation.

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They can play with semantics all they want but the point of WEI is so the server can tell apart modified and unmodified browsers at which point the server can tell modified browsers to go away.

You can request it!

You'll be denied.. but you can request it.

Like I _can_ install my banks app on my rooted phone. It won't run but I can install it.

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