https://github.com/eylenburg/wei_warning

Warning banner if a user's browser supports Web Environment Integrity (WEI), can be embedded on websites to nudge people to switch to a better browser.
https://github.com/eylenburg/wei_warning

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Warning banner if a user's browser supports Web Environment Integrity (WEI), can be embedded on websites to nudge people to switch to a better browser.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/eylenburg/wei_warning
• Owner: eylenburg
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2023-08-01T11:05:54.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-01T15:48:26.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-03T22:19:55.449Z (11 months ago)
• Language: HTML
• Homepage:
• Size: 16.6 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Web Environment Integrity browser check & warning banner  

If a visitor is using a WEI-enabled browser (e.g. Chrome, Edge, Chromium) they will get a full-page warning that their browser is harmful, with a link to the [FSF's explanation of why WEI is bad](https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/web-environment-integrity-is-an-all-out-attack-on-the-free-internet) and download links to various browsers that oppose WEI (currently: Firefox, Safari, Brave, Pale Moon, GNOME Web).

The user has to close the warning banner to view the website content.

__How to use:__  

Just copy the content of _wei_check_ and paste it into the body of your website's source code.

__Possible enhancements:__

Technical:

- [ ] Easier wary of embedding, e.g. by linking an external resource rather than having to paste the code to each webpage.

- [ ] Check directly for WEI API functionality rather than indirectly via the the user agent

- [ ] Set a cookie to dismiss the banner for a certain amount of time, so that you can have the banner on every single webpage without annoying your visitors too much.

- [ ] Recommended browsers should depend the visitor's OS (e.g. don't mention Safari on non-Apple devices).

Non-technical:

- [ ] Concise and easy to understand explanation why WEI is bad and you should feel bad, rather than just linking to the FSF.

- [ ] Make it look more professional, like one of these "you need to deactivate your adblocker" warnings.

- [ ] Spread the word, until this is visible on a significant number of websites and even your great-grandma decides to install Firefox.

Pull Requests are very welcome! I have no tech background and I'm not quite sure how to implement these enhancements.