This situation will become 10x worse when WebAssembly is available and everybody can bypass the usual browser features by uploading their own DRMed/obscured version of freetype. I seriously cannot think of a feature more pathological to the open web.
I normally rely on Hanlon's razor and assume this is the work of a bunch of short-sighted nerds that are only looking at the fun-and-shiny features. In light of stuff like BULLRUN and the methods described in PHK's amazing "Operation Orchestra"[1], I am forced to wonder who is pushing this crap - because someone is obviously trying to create a digital imprimatur[2].
I normally rely on Hanlon's razor and assume this is the work of a bunch of short-sighted nerds that are only looking at the fun-and-shiny features. In light of stuff like BULLRUN and the methods described in PHK's amazing "Operation Orchestra"[1], I am forced to wonder who is pushing this crap - because someone is obviously trying to create a digital imprimatur[2].
[1] https://archive.fosdem.org/2014/schedule/event/nsa_operation...
[2] https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/