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Re:Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take ... by Jonnax on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @05:31PM (#24842554)
Sure but it has no business doing this crap on university student's machines.

It's straight up malware that modifies things that can break your computer.

And it's not like they're going to offer support for fixing it.

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Re:Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take ... by warhorse10_9 on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @05:52PM (#24842714)
All of these things are actually configured by your university. They are configuration options for the firewall that enforces the portal. Blame your university IT, not Palo Alto.
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Re:Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take ... by tinus_hn on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:22PM (#24843316)
The software enables these excessive policies. Blame Palo Alto.
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Re:Palo Alto Networks sends cease-and-desist letter to take ... by warhorse10_9 on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:41PM (#24843429)
The policies are really not excessive, Palo Alto is designing for enterprises which would want many of these restrictions on their assets. It just so happens the software is flexible enough to be used in BYOD settings. The IT professionals in those settings need to do their due diligence and apply appropriate policies. This is a PICNIC/PEBKAC.
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