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Re:The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome by grapesodaaaaa on Saturday March 08, 2025 @07:51PM (#43305074)
In principle I agree, but there needs to be an “old person mode.” The number of times I’ve uninstalled malware on my relatives’ computers is astounding.
Re:The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome by Tagbert on Sunday March 09, 2025 @02:31PM (#43312158)
Wouldn’t that be the current system that presents a static list of search engine? I think we are just asking for a way to go to settings and add a custom url and parameter for a non-predefined search option.
Re:The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome by grapesodaaaaa on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @11:19AM (#43333351)
Somehow, my father in law managed to set some sketchy search engine as his default. I forget exactly what it was, but it was definitely serving malware ads.

I’d prefer a static list for those people.

I could write a book on the crazy stuff he has done to his iOS devices. I’ve contemplated putting “child mode” or whatever on his account to prevent him from changing settings or installing apps.

My favorite so far was a malware VPN that was harvesting ALL of his traffic.