Tell HN: My kid's school installed spyware and I can't remove it

Re:Tell HN: My kid's school installed spyware and I can't re... by MereInterest on Monday April 04, 2022 @08:22PM (#30913738)

Chromebooks do allow more than one user account, yes. The factory reset mentioned by the OP was necessary in order to undo the enrollment, as no application of Administrator/Owner privileges would undo it otherwise.

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Re:Tell HN: My kid's school installed spyware and I can't re... by ac29 on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:01PM (#30914022)

I think you misunderstand the original post - the parent didnt have some sort of local administrator account (which isnt really a thing on ChromeOS). They signed into a managed account run by the school district, didnt like the policy, then reset the device, signed into the same managed account again, and noticed the same policy was applied.

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Re:Tell HN: My kid's school installed spyware and I can't re... by toast0 on Monday April 04, 2022 @11:37PM (#30915054)

> local administrator account (which isnt really a thing on ChromeOS).

The first user to sign in on a chromebook has limited special powers. I don't think they involve reading other people's data though.

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