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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by curioussavage on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @11:12PM (#17036125)
You know what is a huge security loss? Being forced to use your email password to log into your computer. Your stinking email account! The keys to the kingdom these days. Responses from google forum - “google is really good at protecting your account”, “oh just use two factor or yubikey” and other stuff that the average joe is NOT going to do. How many chromebook users out there probably have 4 letter passwords?

Incentivizing people to use crappy passwords for their email and making it harder to use password managers sucks. Saying that it doesn’t matter because Google thinks it is pretty good at protecting my account(because they constantly monitor me) also sucks.

I would much rather run gallium OS on my chromebook.

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Re:You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS by jacksmith21006 on Thursday May 10, 2018 @09:23AM (#17038580)
Your email address password is not passing unencrypted so no problem. But key is ChromeOS is going to be far more secure. Plus supports 2FA.

Gallium is going to be far less secure. Better to use Crouton.

But this new functionality is ideal. Just love it. Get the most secure GNU/Linux solution you can get.

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