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Malware like this used to be so common; software that did something useful and then on the side also installed some horrible user-hostile thing. Adware and sear
by NelsonMinar 4y ago
Malware like this used to be so common; software that did something useful and then on the side also installed some horrible user-hostile thing. Adware and search hijackers, too. Fortunately that's mostly ended on desktop but it's a constant battle on mobile devices still.
- thrown_22 4y agoIt just moved to the cloud where you can't uninstall it.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoI used to enjoy trying to delete malware (mostly porn advertising) off lab computers in college. There were a couple I could just never get rid of and I checked all over. They were buried deep and had roots throughout the system lol.
- c3534l 4y agoUsed to? Its the whole business model of social media.
- userbinator 4y agoFortunately that's mostly ended on desktop ...you mean, it's now built into the OS and even harder to remove. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29415031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29415031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28449607 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28449607
- withinboredom 4y agoI'd rather trust my OS company with privacy-related shenanigans than some random company selling it to some other random company.